Is Bigger Always Better? An Updated Comparison of Multi-gene Panel Results for Common Cancers

Date:
Thursday, Sep 14, 2017 5:45pm – 7:00pm
Conference:
NSGC 2017
Authors:
Laura Panos, Kelly Fulk, Andrew Castillo
  • As multi-gene cancer panels increase in size, the detection rate increases in patients with most tumor types
  • Positive findings on any panel are usually in genes with some management recommendations
  • Most incidental findings identified were in genes with some management recommendations