Breast cancer evaluation and targeted investigational therapy (BEAT-IT): A pilot prospective tissue testing to guide clinical trial selection.
Pusztai L, Mattair D, Ueno N, Valero V, Moulder S, Murray J, Alvarez R, Chavez-Mac Gregor M, Santiago L, Avritscher R, Sahin A, Hortobagyi G, Symmans W, Meric-Bernstam F, Burton E, Gonzalez-Angulo A. Breast cancer evaluation and targeted investigational therapy (BEAT-IT): A pilot prospective tissue testing to guide clinical trial selection. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 532-532. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFine-needle aspirationCore needle biopsyClinical trial selectionClinical trialsTrial selectionMolecular abnormalitiesTherapeutic clinical trialsSpecific molecular abnormalitiesBreast cancer biopsiesBreast cancer evaluationElectronic medical recordsMutation analysisMechanism of actionCare therapyInvestigational therapiesOrgan dysfunctionPathological confirmationER visitsLymph nodesInvestigational agentsMetastatic sitesMedical recordsEML4-ALKNeedle biopsyNeedle aspiration