Answers from the Lab

Cristiane (Cris) Ida, M.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' updated neuro-oncology gene panel provides more clinically relevant information for managing adult and pediatric brain tumors.

Show Notes

(00:31)
 Could you provide our listeners with a little bit about yourself and your background?

(01:48)
 Could you give an overview of the new neuro-oncology expanded gene panel by next generation sequencing?
 
(03:43)
Can you describe a little bit more about some examples of genes that were in the 2021 WHO classification that are now included in the NONCP panel?
 
(06:50)
 Does this panel have high clinical utility in both in adult and pediatric cases?
 
(08:05)
 Is picking up on copy numbers useful in both adult and pediatric cases?
 
(09:12)
 Could you discuss a little bit more about how these results would be used in patient care?
 
(10:27)
 Do you have anything else you would like to add about the enhanced neuro-oncology NGS panel?

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