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About Lung Cancer | Diagnosis

Biomarkers and Why Testing is Important

Once a person has been diagnosed with lung cancer, the “standard of care” practice is to test for a panel of biomarkers that could help to determine the treatment for that particular patient. Determining which biomarker is helping to drive the cancer allows the medical care team to determine the best and most effective treatment for that specific patient.

Biomarkers with FDA-approved Treatments

  • What you need to know about

    EGFR

    EGFR stands for epidermal growth factor receptor

  • What you need to know about

    ROS1

    ROS1 refers to ROS proto-oncogene 1, receptor tyrosine kinase

  • What you need to know about

    KRAS

    KRAS stands for Kirsten Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog

  • What you need to know about

    ALK

    ALK stands for Anaplastic lymphoma kinase

Get up-to-date guidelines on biomarker testing

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) provides updated guidelines for patients and doctors to know which biomarkers to test for. These guidelines change as new knowledge is discovered by lung cancer researchers.

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