Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) molecular profile. Real contribution of NGS studies to establish the primary site and target therapy indication in a clinical laboratory.
Natalia Rodon1, Olga Diaz1, Carme Pubill1,2, Cristina Saucedo1, Estefanía García3, Eugeni Saigí3
and Xavier Puig1,2,4.
1BIOPAT. Biopatologia Molecular SL. Grup Assistència. Barcelona, Spain, 2HISTOPAT SL. (Grupo CERBA). Barcelona,
Spain. Servicios de 3Oncologia y 4Patología. SCIAS-Hospital de Barcelona, Grup Assistència. Barcelona, Spain.
Introduction
Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is an aggressive neoplasia with a high mortality rate. Analyzing CUP molecular
profiles with a NGS-based panel could be helpful as some molecular alterations may provide clues regarding the
putative primary site of each tumor. Moreover, […]