Advancements in next-generation sequencing for diagnosis and treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer

In recent years, lung cancer has been the most commonly diagnosed cancer globally; 1.6 million people died of lung cancer in 2012 worldwide, making lung cancer the leading cause of cancer-related deaths.1, 2 Lung cancer can be mainly histologically classified into two types: non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), accounting for approximately 85% and 15% of cases, respectively.3 NSCLC can be further classified as...