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NGS SOLID TUMOR - NGSST
NGSST
Analytes/procedures in bold type are regulated for proficiency testing by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Procedure Challenges per Shipment Number of Shipments
Next‑generation sequencing 3 Two shipments per year

Additional Information

  • This is a methods‑based proficiency challenge for laboratories performing targeted next‑generation sequencing of cancer genes or mutation hotspots in solid tumors.
  • This program includes variants present with a variant allele fraction (VAF) potentially as low as 5%.
  • Paired normal specimen provided

  • Program Information

    • One 1.0‑μg gDNA (50 ng/μL) paired normal specimen
    • Three 1.0‑μg gDNA (50 ng/μL)

    • Shipping Schedule

      • Shipment A: May 26
      • Shipment B: November 23