Background: Somatic genomic testing is recommended by numerous expert guidelines to inform targeted therapy treatment for patients with advanced nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC). The NILE study was a prospective observational study that demonstrated noninferiority of cell-free circulating tumor DNA (cfDNA)-based tumor genotyping compared to tissue-based genotyping to find targetable genomic alterations in patients with newly diagnosed nonsquamous aNSCLC. As the cohort has matured, clinical outcomes data can now be analyzed... Conclusions: cfDNA detects guideline-recommended biomarkers at a rate similar to tissue genotyping, and therapeutic outcomes based on plasma-based comprehensive genomic profiling are comparable to published targeted therapy outcomes with tissue profiling, even in community-based centers. READ ARTICLE
Clinical Lung Cancer DOI:10.1016/j.cllc.2021.10.001
Authors: Ray D. Page, Leylah M. Drusbosky, Hiba Dada, Victoria M. Raymond, Davey B. Daniel, Stephen G. Divers, Karen L. Reckamp, Miguel A. Villalona-Calero, Daniel Dix, Justin I. Odegaard, Richard B. Lanman, Vassiliki, A. Papadimitrakopoulou, Natasha B. Leighl