Prognostic value of exhaled microsatellite alterations at 3p in NSCLC patients.

Unlabelled: Our research group has recently been able to demonstrate and validate the possibility of studying of 3p microsatellite alterations (MAs) in the DNA extracted from the exhaled breath condensate (EBC) of healthy smokers and of subjects with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In light of the interest that has recently been aroused in the novel molecular staging protocol of lung cancer, the evaluation of the prognostic power of the genetic alterations involved in lung cancerogenesis, including 3p microsatellite alterations could be of clinical interest.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the outcome predictive power of exhaled 3p microsatellite alterations in lung cancer patients.