Best Practices and Research Advances in Thoracic Oncology: A Regional Series SE Asia Course 1: Liquid Biopsy in Lung Cancer-A Practical Case to Open Debate

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Dr. Aaron Tan from the National Cancer Centre Singapore discussed a case involving a male patient in his 70s with a history of recurrent squamous cell carcinoma and metastatic lung cancer. After initial imaging and a PET CT scan, a liquid biopsy revealed an EGFR L858R mutation, confirmed later by a tissue biopsy indicating lung adenocarcinoma. Dr. Tan raised several questions for discussion, including the timing and necessity of tissue vs. liquid biopsies, and considerations for the optimal molecular profiling strategy in lung cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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Aaron C. Tan, MBBS, PhD

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EGFR L858R mutation

squamous cell carcinoma

liquid biopsy

lung adenocarcinoma

molecular profiling