New protocol for pathological diagnosis and treatment pathway based on
the “BIOCO” collector tool in Henan Cancer Hospital
Abstract
Background. 2018 Guideline from the College of American
Pathologists(CAP), the International Association for the Study of Lung
Cancer (IASLC) , and the Association for Molecular Pathology(AMP)
established a benchmark turnaround time (TAT), according to which the
results were supposed to be available to the treating oncologist within
10 working days. Methods. In this study, we established and validated a
new protocol for pathological diagnosis and treatment pathway that was
tested in the Henan Cancer Hospital, China. Results. Compared with the
routine pathway, the new path adopts a parallel approach to conventional
pathology and molecular pathology, which significantly shortens the TAT
to 4-6 days. Self-designed DNA biology collector “BIOCO” tool,
designed by our team to collect specimens that are discarded when the
wax block is trimmed, can effectively save pathological samples, avoid
cross-contamination and reduce the period extension caused by
re-sampling. Most importantly, its accuracy and effectiveness are
consistent with conventional collection methods. Conclusions. Therefore,
the new diagnosis and treatment pathway based on the BIOCO collector can
be used as a practical approach to the molecular diagnostic platform of
the hospital pathology department.