Test ID: FLCA
Lung Cancer, ALK (2p23) Rearrangement, FISH, Tissue
Secondary ID
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
60619
NY State Approved
Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
Useful For
Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Identifying patients with late-stage, non-small cell lung cancers who may benefit from treatment with the drug Xalkori
Method Name
A short description of the method used to perform the test
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH)
Reporting Name
A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Lung Cancer, ALK (2p23), FISH, Ts
Aliases
Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Lung carcinoma
Non small cell lung cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer
NSCLC
ALK
2p23
Non small cell lung cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer
NSCLC
ALK
2p23


