Liquid biopsy: current technology and clinical applications

M Nikanjam, S Kato, R Kurzrock - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2022 - Springer
Liquid biopsies are increasingly used for cancer molecular profiling that enables a precision
oncology approach. Circulating extracellular nucleic acids (cell-free DNA; cfDNA) …

The future of early cancer detection

RC Fitzgerald, AC Antoniou, L Fruk, N Rosenfeld - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
A proactive approach to detecting cancer at an early stage can make treatments more
effective, with fewer side effects and improved long-term survival. However, as detection …

Clinical insights into small cell lung cancer: Tumor heterogeneity, diagnosis, therapy, and future directions

Z Megyesfalvi, CM Gay, H Popper… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is characterized by rapid growth and high metastatic capacity.
It has strong epidemiologic and biologic links to tobacco carcinogens. Although the majority …

Evaluation of cell-free DNA approaches for multi-cancer early detection

A Jamshidi, MC Liu, EA Klein, O Venn, E Hubbell… - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Summary In the Circulating Cell-free Genome Atlas (NCT02889978) substudy 1, we
evaluate several approaches for a circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-based multi-cancer …

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 …

Single-molecule genome-wide mutation profiles of cell-free DNA for non-invasive detection of cancer

DC Bruhm, D Mathios, ZH Foda, AV Annapragada… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Somatic mutations are a hallmark of tumorigenesis and may be useful for non-invasive
diagnosis of cancer. We analyzed whole-genome sequencing data from 2,511 individuals in …

Circulating cell-free DNA for cancer early detection

Q Gao, Q Zeng, Z Wang, C Li, Y Xu, P Cui, X Zhu, H Lu… - The Innovation, 2022 - cell.com
Effective screening modalities are currently available for only a small subset of cancers, and
they generally have suboptimal performance with complicated procedures. Therefore, there …

Clinical application of advanced multi-omics tumor profiling: Shaping precision oncology of the future

D Akhoundova, MA Rubin - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Next-generation DNA sequencing technology has dramatically advanced clinical oncology
through the identification of therapeutic targets and molecular biomarkers, leading to the …

Detecting liver cancer using cell-free DNA fragmentomes

ZH Foda, AV Annapragada, K Boyapati, DC Bruhm… - Cancer discovery, 2023 - AACR
Liver cancer is a major cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Screening individuals at high
risk, including those with cirrhosis and viral hepatitis, provides an avenue for improved …

Bridging biological cfDNA features and machine learning approaches

T Moser, S Kühberger, I Lazzeri, G Vlachos, E Heitzer - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
Liquid biopsies (LBs), particularly using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), are expected to
revolutionize precision oncology and blood-based cancer screening. Recent technological …