Circulating tumor nucleic acids: biology, release mechanisms, and clinical relevance

P Stejskal, H Goodarzi, J Srovnal, M Hajdúch… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite advances in early detection and therapies, cancer is still one of the
most common causes of death worldwide. Since each tumor is unique, there is a need to …

Circulating tumor DNA and minimal residual disease (MRD) in solid tumors: current horizons and future perspectives

Y Peng, W Mei, K Ma, C Zeng - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragment in the bloodstream that
originates from malignant tumors or circulating tumor cells. Recently, ctDNA has emerged as …

Novel diagnostic biomarkers in colorectal cancer

AL Zygulska, P Pierzchalski - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is still a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Less than half of
cases are diagnosed when the cancer is locally advanced. CRC is a heterogenous disease …

Predictive biomarkers of colon cancer immunotherapy: Present and future

W Hou, C Yi, H Zhu - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Immunotherapy has revolutionized colon cancer treatment. Immune checkpoint inhibitors
(ICIs) have shown clinical benefits for colon cancer patients, especially those with high …

Biomarkers in colorectal cancer: current research and future prospects

OO Ogunwobi, F Mahmood, A Akingboye - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of death worldwide, despite progress made in
detection and management through surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and …

Detection of molecular residual disease using personalized circulating tumor DNA assay in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing resection of metastases

F Loupakis, S Sharma, M Derouazi, S Murgioni… - JCO Precision …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE More than 50% of patients with stage IV colorectal cancer (metastatic colorectal
cancer [mCRC]) relapse postresection. The efficacy of postoperative systemic treatment is …

Relationship between VEGF family members, their receptors and cell death in the neoplastic transformation of colorectal cancer

D Dakowicz, M Zajkowska, B Mroczko - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the world.
Both modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors play a significant role in the pathogenesis of …

Efficient detection and post-surgical monitoring of colon cancer with a multi-marker DNA methylation liquid biopsy

S Jin, D Zhu, F Shao, S Chen, Y Guo… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Multiplex assays, involving the simultaneous use of multiple circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)
markers, can improve the performance of liquid biopsies so that they are highly predictive of …

The liquid biopsy in the management of colorectal cancer: an overview

M Vacante, R Ciuni, F Basile, A Biondi - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently, there is a crucial need for novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers with high
specificity and sensitivity in patients with colorectal cancer. A “liquid biopsy” is characterized …

[HTML][HTML] Current advances in detecting genetic and epigenetic biomarkers of colorectal cancer

MS Islam, V Gopalan, AK Lam, MJA Shiddiky - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is the third most common cancer in terms of diagnosis and the
second in terms of mortality. Recent studies have shown that various proteins, extracellular …