Tumor heterogenicity: multiple needle biopsies from different lesion sites-key to successful targeted therapy and immunotherapy

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary Department-Oncology Unit, "Theageneio" Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
² Oncology Department, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
³ Ear, Nose and Throat Department, "Saint Luke" Private Hospital, Panorama, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁴ Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200000, China.

Editorial

Paul Zarogoulidis et al. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2018 Feb.

. 2018 Feb;7(Suppl 1):S46-S48.

doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2018.01.07.

¹ Pulmonary Department-Oncology Unit, "Theageneio" Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
² Oncology Department, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
³ Ear, Nose and Throat Department, "Saint Luke" Private Hospital, Panorama, Thessaloniki, Greece.
⁴ Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200000, China.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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