Comparison of next generation sequencing, SNaPshot assay and real-time polymerase chain reaction for lung adenocarcinoma EGFR mutation assessment

Table 4 Estimated workload and cost for EGFR mutation assessment using SNapShot, qPCR and NGS

	SNaPshot + Fragment analysis	q PCR	NGS
Price/10 samples	450 Euro	1300 euro	2500 euro
Price per gene/hotspot interogated	45	130	5
Workload/10samples	7 h	3 h	18 h
Time to result	48–72 h	5 h	72 h

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