Dealing with Issues of Obtaining Sufficient Tissue in Performing Biomarker Testing

David L. Rimm, MD, PhD; Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD

Drs. Roy Herbst and David Rimm review some of the problems associated with obtaining enough tissue to perform biomarker testing, the need to triage tissue to ensure that standard of care tests are completed, and the potential role of liquid biopsies

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