Validation of the immunohistochemical expression of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) on cytological smears in advanced non small cell lung cancer

•Currently, only FFPE samples are acceptable for the IHC assessment of PD-L1 in NSCLC.•Cytological smears are the only available material for a subset of patients.•IHC for PD-L1 in cytological smears of NSCLC is feasible using the >50% cut-off.•PD-L1 IHC on cytological smears expands the pool of...

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Published in:	Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 126; pp. 9 - 14
Main Authors:	Capizzi, Elisa, Ricci, Costantino, Giunchi, Francesca, Zagnoni, Stefano, Ceccarelli, Claudio, Gómez, Begoña Urrios Álvarez, Casolari, Laura, Gelsomino, Francesco, Trisolini, Rocco, Fiorentino, Michelangelo, Ardizzoni, Andrea
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.12.2018
Subjects:	Cytology Immunohistochemistry Lung cancer PD-L1 Smears Immunohistochemistry PD-L1 Lung cancer Smears Cytology
ISSN:	0169-5002, 1872-8332, 1872-8332
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