Background: Despite significant benefits of epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) treatment in patients with -mutated NSCLC, access remains limited in Thailand and elsewhere.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients with locally advanced/recurrent NSCLC and known mutation (m) status treated at Ramathibodi Hospital (2012-2017). Prognostic factors for overall survival (OS), including treatment type and healthcare coverage, were analyzed using Cox regression.
Background: Information on genetic alterations, notably EGFR mutations, is important for guiding non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis represents a less invasive alternative to tissue biopsy for analyzing mutation status, but its clinical value may vary across disease stages.
Objective: To explore clinical correlates of ctDNA and tissue/plasma-based EGFR mutation (EGFRm) status across all NSCLC stages.
Background: Chrysotile asbestos has been used in Thailand for over 30 years mainly in asbestos-cement wall and roof tiles. In non-exposed subject, asbestos fiber can contaminate in ambient indoor and outdoor environments.
Objective: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the current prevalence and volume of AB load in general Thai population.
Background: Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangement is detected in 3% to 13% of non-small cell lung carcinoma patients, and these patients benefit from ALK inhibitors. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, the clinical and histological characteristics and the treatment outcomes of ALK-rearranged lung adenocarcinoma using immunohistochemistry (IHC) IHC, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) methodologies.
Methods: A total of 268 pulmonary adenocarcinoma patients were screened for ALK expression by ALK IHC, which was confirmed by FISH and/or RT-PCR for ALK gene rearrangement.