Results of a Pilot External Quality Assurance Scheme for Somatic EGFR Mutation Testing in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Managed by EMQN, ESMO, ESP, and ETOP

Assessing standardization of molecular t

Assessing standardization of molecular testing for non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a worldwide external quality assessment (EQA) scheme for EGFR mutation testing

✍ Patton, S; Normanno, N; Blackhall, F; Murray, S; Kerr, K M; Dietel, M; Filipits, 📂 Article 📅 2014 🏛 Nature Publishing Group 🌐 English ⚖ 614 KB

## Background: The external quality assurance (EQA) process aims at establishing laboratory performance levels. Leading European groups in the fields of EQA, Pathology, and Medical and Thoracic Oncology collaborated in a pilot EQA scheme for somatic epidermal growth factor receptor (__EGFR__) gene