What Test
Should I Order?

Based on the Clinical Indications for Molecular Testing

This reference guide helps clinicians select the appropriate GTC assay based on disease context, clinical indication, and relevant genomic or transcriptomic abnormalities.

What Test to Order

Solid Tumors

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Clinical Indication Genes/Molecular Abnormality Remarks
Aiding in establishing diagnosis/stratification
EGFR, ALK, ROS1, BRAF, MET exon 14 skipping, RET, PD-L1, (category 1)
-KRAS (especially G12C), NTRK 1/2/3, ERBB2 mut/amplification, MET amplification, TMB, RET, TP53, KEAP1, STK11, NF1, SETD2, RBM10, ARID1A, PIK3CA, SMARCA4, RB1, CDKN2A, PTEN, AKT1
Fusions: CD74–NRG1, SLC3A2–NRG1, EZR–ERBB4, TRIM24–BRAF, and KIAA1468–RET
NCCN Recommendation: EGFR, ALK, ROS1, BRAF, MET exon 14 skipping, RET, PD-L1, (category 1)
-KRAS (especially G12C), NTRK 1/2/3, ERBB2 mut/amplification, MET amplification, TMB, RET
Prognosis
EGFR, ALK, ROS1, BRAF, MET exon 14 skipping, RET, PD-L1, (category 1)
-KRAS (especially G12C), NTRK 1/2/3, ERBB2 mut/amplification, MET amplification, TMB, RET, TP53, KEAP1, STK11, NF1, SETD2, RBM10, ARID1A, PIK3CA, SMARCA4, RB1, CDKN2A, PTEN, AKT1
Fusions: CD74–NRG1, SLC3A2–NRG1, EZR–ERBB4, TRIM24–BRAF, and KIAA1468–RET
Prognosis is based on predicting response to specific therapy
Selecting therapy
EGFR, ALK, ROS1, BRAF, MET exon 14 skipping, RET, PD-L1, (category 1)
-KRAS (especially G12C), NTRK 1/2/3, ERBB2 mut/amplification, MET amplification, TMB, RET, TP53, KEAP1, STK11, NF1, SETD2, RBM10, ARID1A, PIK3CA, SMARCA4, RB1, CDKN2A, PTEN, AKT1
Fusions: CD74–NRG1, SLC3A2–NRG1, EZR–ERBB4, TRIM24–BRAF, and KIAA1468–RET
Targeted mutations: EGFR, BRAF, KRAS(G12C), TMB, PIK3CA, PTEN, AKT1
Targetable fusions: ALK, RET, ROS1, NTRK1, NRG1, ERBB4, BRAF, FGFR
Follow-up and minimal residual disease (MRD)
Mutations: EGFR, TP53, KEAP1, STK11, NF1, SETD2, RBM10, ARID1A, PIK3CA, SMARCA4, RB1, CDKN2A, PTEN, AKT1
Plasma-based testing should be considered at progression on EGFR TKIs for the T790M mutation.
-Minimal residual disease and relapse

Colorectal cancer

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Breast cancer

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Sarcoma

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Brain tumors

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Head & neck cancer

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Bladder cancer

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Ovarian cancer

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Gastric cancer

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Prostate cancer

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Cancer of unknown primary (CUP)

Recommended Test:

1) Solid Tumor Profile PLUS™ (FFPE block or unstained slides)
2) Liquid Trace® Solid Tumor (Peripheral blood/cfDNA/cfRNA)

Hematologic Malignancies

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

Recommended Test:

Hematology Profile™ (Bone marrow or peripheral blood/cfDNA)

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

Recommended Test:

1) Hematology Profile™ (Bone marrow or peripheral blood/cfDNA)
2) Order Hematology Profile PLUS™ if chromosomal translocation is expected (Bone marrow or peripheral blood)
3) Minimal residual disease (MRD): Hematology Profile™ (Peripheral blood/cfDNA)

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN)

Recommended Test:

1) Hematology Profile™ (Bone marrow or peripheral blood/cfDNA)
2) Order Hematology Profile PLUS™ if chromosomal translocation is expected (Bone marrow or peripheral blood)

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Recommended Test:

1) Hematology Profile PLUS™  (Bone marrow or peripheral blood)
2) Minimal residual disease (MRD): Hematology Profile™ (Peripheral blood/cfDNA)

B-cell lymphoma

Recommended Test:

1) Hematology Profile PLUS™ (Lymph node, fresh tissue, bone marrow and peripheral blood)
2) Minimal residual disease (MRD): Hematology Profile™ (Peripheral blood/cfDNA)

T-cell lymphoma

Recommended Test:

1) Hematology Profile PLUS™ (Lymph node, fresh tissue, bone marrow and peripheral blood)
2) Minimal residual disease (MRD): Hematology Profile™ (Peripheral blood/cfDNA)

Multiple myeloma (MM)

Recommended Test:

1) Hematology Profile PLUS™  (Bone marrow or peripheral blood)
2) Minimal residual disease (MRD): Hematology Profile™ (Peripheral blood/cfDNA)

Hairy cell leukemia (HCL)

Recommended Test:

1) Hematology Profile PLUS™ (Bone marrow or peripheral blood) + IgHV Mutation status
2) Minimal residual disease (MRD): Hematology Profile™ (Peripheral blood/cfDNA)

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)

Recommended Test:

1) Hematology Profile PLUS™  (Bone marrow or peripheral blood)
2) Minimal residual disease (MRD): Hematology Profile™ (Peripheral blood/cfDNA and BCR-ABL1 by PCR)

Indeterminate potential (CHIP)

Recommended Test:

Hematology Profile™ (Bone marrow or peripheral blood/cfDNA)

QNS & TNP Rates

Innovative chemistry reduces QNS and TNP rates

Extremely Low QNS Rate
currently below 0.5%
Extremely Low TNP Rate
currently below 0.5%

Genes Tested

More than
RNA Genes
> 0
More than
DNA Genes
> 0

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