Chair(s): Dorina Esendagli, Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko, Federica Meloni
Session type: Symposium
Kamran Mahmood
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Arnaud Scherpereel
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Selina Tsim
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Circulating tumour DNA and pleural malignancy diagnosis: ready for the bigtime?
Kamran Mahmood
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Anand Sundaralingam
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Session aims
to review the evidence base for radiological diagnosis and monitoring of malignant effusion and mesothelioma; to explain the role of circulating tumour DNA and molecular techniques in the current diagnosis and management of malignant pleural effusion; to review the evidence base for optimal diagnostic biopsy and structured follow-up of patients with suspicious pleural lesions; to explain the role of biomarkers and clinical data in outcome prediction in mesothelioma.