Answers from the Lab

Ying-Chun Lo, M.D., Ph.D., explains how Mayo Clinic Laboratories' updated lung panel can better guide clinical decision-making. The focused panel includes key DNA and RNA components and can provide rapid results from a range of patient specimens.

Show Notes

(00:32)
 Could you provide us some background about yourself?

(01:34)
 Could you give us a brief overview of the new Mayo complete lung cancer assay?

(03:31)
 Can you talk a little bit more about the specific genes and why they're important for patient care?

(04:53)
 When would a clinician pathologist order a focused NGS panel, such as this new Mayo complete lung cancer panel, over a larger cancer panel? 

(07:27)
 What specimens are accepted for the Mayo complete lung cancer panel?

(08:50)
 How are these molecular results used in patient care?

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