Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
- 1. Histological confirmation of nonsquamous NSCLC, with any TNM stage. 2. Available and
sufficient tissue sample for ALK testing 3.Tissue samples are less than 5 years old
4.Routinely processed formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue samples only (see exclusion
criteria pertaining to tissue samples).
5.Histological sections mounted on glass slides must not be older than 3 months 6.Age > 18
years 7.Any ECOG Performance status 8.Still alive, or death confirmed before inclusion, or
is unknown 9.Disease diagnosis and/or treatment in one of the centers, in the last 5 years,
assigned to participate in the study; 10.Written informed consent for general
investigational testing was previously obtained, or specifically obtained for this
retrospective epidemiology study, or having a documented waiver for the Informed consent
document use, as required by local regulatory authorities, &/or Research Ethics
committee/Institutional Review Board.
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1- Tumor tissue samples older than 5 year period or samples not properly stored.
2-Tumor tissue samples fixed by using AFA, B5, Bouin's, 95% ETOH, & alcohol fixatives.
3-Under-fixed tissue samples (i.e. < 6 hrs) 4-Tumor tissue samples that have been
subject to any decalcification processes. 5-Recycled paraffin-embedded tissue samples.
6-Cut slides stored longer than 3 months. 7-Insufficient tissue samples with less
tumor cells & high amount of necrosis.
Age minimum:
18 Years
Age maximum:
N/A
Gender:
All
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Treatment Type
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Race
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Line of Therapy
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Participant's Status
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Status
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Knowledge Representation for Autonomous Systems (KRAS) Status
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Overall Response (OR)
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Gender
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage Agreement Between Vysis Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH) and Ventana Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Methods for ALK Rearrangement Detection
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Smoking History
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Progression Free Survival (PFS)
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Tumor Histologic Diagnosis
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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Percentage of Participants With Association of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Rearrangement by Tumor Stage
[Time Frame: 3 years]
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