ALK Rearrangement Testing by FISH Analysis in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Results of the First Italian External Quality Assurance Scheme  Antonio.

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ALK Rearrangement Testing by FISH Analysis in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Results of the First Italian External Quality Assurance Scheme  Antonio Marchetti, MD, Massimo Barberis, MD, Mauro Papotti, MD, Giulio Rossi, MD, Renato Franco, MD, Sara Malatesta, MD, Fiamma Buttitta, MD, Andrea Ardizzoni, MD, Lucio Crinò, MD, Cesare Gridelli, MD, Gian Luigi Taddei, MD, Claudio Clemente, MD, Giorgio Scagliotti, MD, Nicola Normanno, MD, Carmine Pinto, MD  Journal of Thoracic Oncology  Volume 9, Issue 10, Pages 1470-1476 (October 2014) DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000280 Copyright © 2014 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions

FIGURE 1 Example of a tumor sample (A) in which areas with the highest percentage of tumor cells immunoreactive with the anti-ALK D5F3 monoclonal antibody (magnified in B) and positive by FISH analysis (C) were selected for TMA construction. ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinase; FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridization; TMA, tissue microarray. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2014 9, 1470-1476DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0000000000000280) Copyright © 2014 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions

FIGURE 2 Example of a tissue microarray used in the ALK EQA scheme: A, paraffin block; B, section stained with hematoxylin and eosin showing the good quality of 2 mm cores; C, scheme of the distribution of ALK-positive (P) and ALK-negative (N) cases in this particular microarray. ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinase; EQA, external quality assessment. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2014 9, 1470-1476DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0000000000000280) Copyright © 2014 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions

FIGURE 3 Results of the first Italian external quality assessment for ALK testing. ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinase. Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2014 9, 1470-1476DOI: (10.1097/JTO.0000000000000280) Copyright © 2014 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Terms and Conditions