The long and short of circulating cell-free DNA and the ins and outs of molecular diagnostics

P Jiang, YMD Lo - Trends in Genetics, 2016 - cell.com
The discovery of cell-free tumor and fetal DNA molecules in the plasma of cancer patients
and pregnant women, respectively, has opened up exciting opportunities in molecular …

Cell-free DNA in the blood as a solid tumor biomarker—a critical appraisal of the literature

K Jung, M Fleischhacker, A Rabien - Clinica chimica acta, 2010 - Elsevier
Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has been suggested as a cancer biomarker. Several
studies assessed the usefulness of quantitative and qualitative tumor-specific alterations of …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-free circulating tumor DNA in cancer

Z Qin, VA Ljubimov, C Zhou, Y Tong, J Liang - Chinese journal of cancer, 2016 - Springer
Cancer is a common cause of death worldwide. Despite significant advances in cancer
treatments, the morbidity and mortality are still enormous. Tumor heterogeneity, especially …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating cell-free DNA in serum as a biomarker for diagnosis and prognostic prediction of colorectal cancer

TB Hao, W Shi, XJ Shen, J Qi, XH Wu, Y Wu… - British journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Background: To verify whether the concentrations and integrity index of circulating cell-free
DNA (ccf-DNA) in serum may be clinically useful for the diagnosis and progression …

Cell-free DNA as a diagnostic marker for cancer: current insights

S Salvi, G Gurioli, U De Giorgi, V Conteduca… - Oncotargets and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The increasing knowledge of the molecular pathogenesis of cancer and the rapid
development of new molecular techniques are promoting the study of early molecular …

Clinical use of circulating nucleosomes

S Holdenrieder, P Stieber - Critical reviews in clinical laboratory …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Nucleosomes, complexes of DNA and histone proteins, are released from dying and
stressed cells into the blood circulation. Concentrations of circulating nucleosomes in …

[HTML][HTML] Size profile of cell-free DNA: A beacon guiding the practice and innovation of clinical testing

J Shi, R Zhang, J Li, R Zhang - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has pioneered the development of noninvasive prenatal testing and
liquid biopsy, its emerging applications include organ transplantation, autoimmune …

Monitoring tumor-derived cell-free DNA in patients with solid tumors: clinical perspectives and research opportunities

A Esposito, A Bardelli, C Criscitiello, N Colombo… - Cancer treatment …, 2014 - Elsevier
Circulating cell-free DNA represents a non-invasive biomarker, as it can be isolated from
human plasma, serum and other body fluids. Circulating tumor DNA shed from primary and …

Diagnostic and prognostic value of circulating tumor-related DNA in cancer patients

DM Marzese, H Hirose, DSB Hoon - Expert review of molecular …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is an emerging non-
invasive blood biomarker utilized to assess tumor progression and to evaluate prognosis …

[HTML][HTML] Integrity and quantity of total cell-free DNA in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer: correlation with cytological classification

F Salvianti, C Giuliani, L Petrone, I Mancini… - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) quantity and quality in plasma has been investigated as a non-
invasive biomarker in cancer. Previous studies have demonstrated increased cfDNA amount …