The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) NSCLC Panel recommends that eligible patients with metastatic NSCLC receive routine biomarker testing for2:
ALK=anaplastic lymphoma kinase; BRAF=B-Raf proto-oncogene; EGFR=endothelial growth factor receptor; KRAS=Kirsten rat sarcoma; MET=MET proto-oncogene; mNSCLC=metastatic non–small cell lung cancer; NTRK=neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase; PD-L1=programmed death-ligand 1; RET+=rearranged during transfection positive; ROS1=ROS proto-oncogene 1.
NGS-based tissue genotyping and plasma ctDNA testing are considered accurate, reliable, and complementary approaches to test for actionable biomarkers, including RET alterations.7
IASLC Guidelines7
Plasma ctDNA can now be considered a valid tool for genotyping of newly diagnosed patients with advanced NSCLC and should be performed using a clinically validated NGS platform
NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology
(NCCN Guidelines®)2
NCCN Guidelines® recommend plasma ctDNA testing as an option when there is limited tissue availability or the patient is unfit for invasive tissue sampling
Reviewing biomarker test results before initiating treatment could help determine an appropriate treatment plan9
Targeted therapies may lead to better outcomes in patients with actionable biomarkers.9-12
NCCN Guidelines state that, for eligible patients with metastatic NSCLC who have actionable genetic variants, targeted therapy2:
*Targeted therapy is recommended as second-line treatment for KRAS G12C, EGFR exon 20, and HER2 (ERBB2) mutations.
Select patients for treatment based on the presence of a RET gene fusion. Consider a selectively designed RET inhibitor.1
Information on FDA-approved tests for RET gene fusions is available at http://www.fda.gov/CompanionDiagnostics
Contact your local representative for more information about RET in mNSCLC.
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