Overcoming Challenges to Molecular Biomarker Testing

Geoffrey R. Oxnard, MD; Lauren L. Ritterhouse, MD, PhD

Drs. Geoffrey Oxnard and Lauren Ritterhouse discuss the challenges in biomarker testing—tissue stewardship and complexity of biomarker tests and results—and ways to overcome these challenges—improved communication among all members of the cancer care team and simplification of biomarker test results to focus on actionable biomarkers.

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