Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues have long served as invaluable resources in biomedical research, particularly in clinical and translational studies. Despite the inherent challenges ...
As technologies and methodologies advance, so do the potential applications for biospecimens. In this article, we explore seven uses of FFPE, ranging from the common to the cutting-edge.
Scientists from Spain have recently compared the efficacy of the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method and immunohistochemistry in detecting severe acute respiratory syndrome ...
An invaluable source of RNA, DNA, and chromatin from historical and clinical samples is formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue. Globally, tissue banks, hospitals, and laboratories are ...
N0234: Phase II study of erlotinib (OSI-774) plus gemcitabine as first-or second-line therapy for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) ...
Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues are the most widely used clinical sample types in histology and molecular diagnosis. However, due to RNA degradation and protein crosslinking, FFPE ...
A single-arm trial of panitumumab in cetuximab refractory KRAS wild-type colorectal cancer. Background: Genomic profiling has improved our understanding of the underlying biology of tumors, accuracy ...