Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasound Tissue Acquisition Methods for Genomic Analysis of Pancreatic Cancer

ConclusionsEUS can reliably obtain sufficient tissue from PDAC for targeted genomic sequencing for prognostication and theranostics. FNB should be considered when tumor genotyping is requested, especially for tumors<3 cm or tumors located in the head/neck of the pancreas.

Source: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology - November 13, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Sherif Elhanafi, Nadim Mahmud, Norge Vergara, Michael L Kochman, Koushik K Das, Gregory G Ginsberg, Michael Rajala, Vinay Chandrasekhara Tags: Endoscopy Source Type: research