A panelist discusses how tumor heterogeneity (both spatial and temporal) affects molecular testing reliability in ovarian cancer, highlighting that although most biomarkers show little heterogeneity, newer approaches like liquid biopsies can provide a more comprehensive genetic profile of the entire tumor burden.
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Impact of Tumor Heterogeneity on Testing Reliability
Although ovarian cancer shows relatively limited spatial and temporal heterogeneity compared to other cancers, considerations include the following:
Research continues to develop more comprehensive testing through liquid biopsy approaches.
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