cfDNA sequencing: technological approaches and bioinformatic issues

E Bohers, PJ Viailly, F Jardin - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the era of precision medicine, it is crucial to identify molecular alterations that will guide
the therapeutic management of patients. In this context, circulating tumoral DNA (ctDNA) …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating tumor DNA: a promising biomarker in the liquid biopsy of cancer

F Cheng, L Su, C Qian - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tissue biopsy is the standard diagnostic procedure for cancers and also provides a material
for genotyping, which can assist in the targeted therapies of cancers. However, tissue biopsy …

The value of cell‐free DNA for molecular pathology

CM Stewart, PD Kothari, F Mouliere… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past decade, advances in molecular biology and genomics techniques have
revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. The technological advances in tissue …

Optimizing the yield and utility of circulating cell-free DNA from plasma and serum

X Xue, MD Teare, I Holen, YM Zhu, PJ Woll - Clinica chimica acta, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Cell-free DNA (CFDNA) in the plasma/serum of patients with cancer
demonstrates tumour-associated genetic alterations, offering possibilities for diagnosis …

Making the rounds: exploring the role of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in non-small cell lung cancer

MD Shields, K Chen, G Dutcher, I Patel… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Advancements in the clinical practice of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are shifting
treatment paradigms towards increasingly personalized approaches. Liquid biopsies using …

Cell-free DNA analysis in current cancer clinical trials: a review

M Cisneros-Villanueva, L Hidalgo-Pérez… - British journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) analysis represents a promising method for the diagnosis, treatment
selection and clinical follow-up of cancer patients. Although its general methodological …

Detection of solid tumor molecular residual disease (MRD) using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)

RI Chin, K Chen, A Usmani, C Chua, PK Harris… - Molecular diagnosis & …, 2019 - Springer
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is a component of cell-free DNA that is shed by malignant
tumors into the bloodstream and other bodily fluids. Levels of ctDNA are typically low …

Circulating-tumor DNA as an early detection and diagnostic tool

TM Butler, PT Spellman, J Gray - Current opinion in genetics & …, 2017 - Elsevier
The development of new circulating-tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis techniques has led to an
explosion of studies demonstrating exciting clinical applications. Non-invasive genotyping …

Going with the flow: from circulating tumor cells to DNA

FC Bidard, B Weigelt, JS Reis-Filho - Science translational medicine, 2013 - science.org
Molecular analyses of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in plasma from cancer patients have
the potential to deliver minimally invasive diagnostic and disease-monitoring biomarkers …

Circulating tumor DNA as a liquid biopsy for cancer

E Heitzer, P Ulz, JB Geigl - Clinical chemistry, 2015 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Targeted therapies have markedly changed the treatment of cancer over
the past 10 years. However, almost all tumors acquire resistance to systemic treatment as a …