Increased tumor purity and improved biomarker detection using precision needle punch enrichment of pathology specimen paraffin blocks: Method validation and implementation in a prospective clinical trial.
Killian J, Wright C, Chan L, Danziger N, Elvin J, Vergilio J, Lin D, Williams E, Ramkissoon S, Severson E, Hemmerich A, Duncan D, Edgerly C, Tse J, McGregor K, Schrock A, Alexander B, Ross J, Redman M, Herbst R. Increased tumor purity and improved biomarker detection using precision needle punch enrichment of pathology specimen paraffin blocks: Method validation and implementation in a prospective clinical trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 3622-3622. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.3622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProspective clinical trialsClinical trialsTumor purityTissue blocksClinical trial enrollmentHomologous recombination deficiency scoresValidation studyTrial enrollmentTrial armsHigh tumor purityPathology specimensShort variantDeficiency scoresParaffin blocksPatient matchingTumor cellsBiomarker resultsStatistical differenceComplex biomarkersPass/fail rateSequencing assaysTrialsGenomic lossScoresGroup