Epigenetic biomarkers in cell-free DNA and applications in liquid biopsy

W Gai, K Sun - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cell-free circulating DNA (cfDNA) in plasma has gained global interest as a diagnostic
material for noninvasive prenatal testing and cancer diagnosis, or the so-called “liquid …

[HTML][HTML] Non-invasive early detection of cancer four years before conventional diagnosis using a blood test

X Chen, J Gole, A Gore, Q He, M Lu, J Min… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Early detection has the potential to reduce cancer mortality, but an effective screening test
must demonstrate asymptomatic cancer detection years before conventional diagnosis in a …

Functions of RNA N6-methyladenosine modification in cancer progression

B Chen, Y Li, R Song, C Xue, F Xu - Molecular Biology Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract N6-methyladenosine (m6A) serves as a major RNA methylation modification and
impacts the initiation and progression of various human cancers through diverse …

5-Hydroxymethylome in circulating cell-free DNA as a potential biomarker for non-small-cell lung cancer

J Zhang, X Han, C Gao, Y Xing, Z Qi… - Genomics …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common type of lung cancer accounting for
85% of the cases, is often diagnosed at advanced stages owing to the lack of efficient early …

Circulating tumor DNA methylation biomarkers for characterization and determination of the cancer origin in malignant liver tumors

T Draškovič, N Zidar, N Hauptman - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Malignant liver tumors consist of primary tumors and metastases. A correct
diagnosis can be achieved with different methods; one of them is the analysis of the cell-free …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging noninvasive methylation biomarkers of cancer prognosis and drug response prediction

J Oliver, M Garcia-Aranda, P Chaves, E Alba… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide being responsible for 9.6 million
deaths in 2018. Epigenetic alterations are key in directing the aberrant expression of tumor …

Aberrant methylation status of tumour suppressor genes in ovarian cancer tissue and paired plasma samples

D Dvorská, D Braný, B Nagy, M Grendár… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer is a highly heterogeneous disease and its formation is affected by many
epidemiological factors. It has typical lack of early signs and symptoms, and almost 70% of …

Circulating tumour cells as a potential screening tool for lung cancer (the AIR study): protocol of a prospective multicentre cohort study in France

S Leroy, J Benzaquen, A Mazzetta… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Lung cancer (LC) is the leading cause of death from cancer. Early diagnosis of
LC is of paramount importance in terms of prognosis. The health authorities of most …

Liquid biopsy and therapeutic targets: present and future issues in thoracic oncology

P Hofman - Cancers, 2017 - mdpi.com
The practice of liquid biopsy (LB) has revolutionized the care of patients with metastatic lung
cancer. Many oncologists now use this approach in daily practice, applying precise …

Cell free circulating tumor nucleic acids, a revolution in personalized cancer medicine

MA Kerachian, A Poudineh, JP Thiery - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Innovative diagnostics are becoming an essential component in personalized cancer
medicine. These diagnostics are increasingly based on cell-free nucleic acids and …