Detecting liquid remnants of solid tumors: circulating tumor DNA minimal residual disease

EJ Moding, BY Nabet, AA Alizadeh, M Diehn - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Growing evidence demonstrates that circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) minimal residual
disease (MRD) following treatment for solid tumors predicts relapse. These results suggest …

Epigenetic alterations in the gastrointestinal tract: current and emerging use for biomarkers of cancer

WM Grady - Advances in cancer research, 2021 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer related deaths worldwide. One of the
hallmarks of cancer and a fundamental trait of virtually all gastrointestinal cancers is …

Minimal residual disease detection using a plasma-only circulating tumor DNA assay in patients with colorectal cancer

AR Parikh, EE Van Seventer, G Siravegna… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: Detection of persistent circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) after curative-intent surgery
can identify patients with minimal residual disease (MRD) who will ultimately recur. Most …

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 …

Circulating tumor DNA dynamics and recurrence risk in patients undergoing curative intent resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases: A prospective cohort study

J Tie, Y Wang, J Cohen, L Li, W Hong, M Christie… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background In patients with resectable colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), the role of pre-
and postoperative systemic therapy continues to be debated. Previous studies have shown …

Postoperative circulating tumor DNA as markers of recurrence risk in stages II to III colorectal cancer

G Chen, J Peng, Q Xiao, HX Wu, X Wu, F Wang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Precise methods for postoperative risk stratification to guide the administration
of adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) in localized colorectal cancer (CRC) are still lacking. Here …

Utility of ctDNA in predicting response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and prognosis assessment in locally advanced rectal cancer: A prospective cohort study

Y Wang, L Yang, H Bao, X Fan, F Xia, J Wan… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background For locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients who receive neoadjuvant
chemoradiotherapy (nCRT), there are no reliable indicators to accurately predict …

Serial circulating tumor DNA in predicting and monitoring the effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer: a prospective multicenter study

J Zhou, C Wang, G Lin, Y Xiao, W Jia, G Xiao… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: We investigated the value of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in predicting tumor
response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT), monitoring tumor burden, and …

Prognostic significance of postsurgery circulating tumor DNA in nonmetastatic colorectal cancer: Individual patient pooled analysis of three cohort studies

J Tie, JD Cohen, SN Lo, Y Wang, L Li… - … journal of cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Studies in multiple solid tumor types have demonstrated the prognostic significance of
ctDNA analysis after curative intent surgery. A combined analysis of data across completed …

[HTML][HTML] Pretransplant solid organ malignancy and organ transplant candidacy: a consensus expert opinion statement

DP Al-Adra, L Hammel, J Roberts, ES Woodle… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Patients undergoing evaluation for solid organ transplantation (SOT) often have a history of
malignancy. Although the cancer has been treated in these patients, the benefits of …