Utility of pleural fluid for predictive marker testing in malignant pleural effusion

J. Ferguson (Glasgow, United Kingdom), C. Craig (Manchester, United Kingdom), V. Randles (Cheshire, United Kingdom), T. Taylor (Cheshire, United Kingdom), L. Brown (Manchester, United Kingdom), D. Fullerton (Cheshire, United Kingdom), M. Evison (Manchester, United Kingdom), K. Blyth (Glasgow, United Kingdom), S. Tsim (Glasgow, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Malignant pleural effusion in 2020: understanding the biology and clinical implications
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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