Urine biomarkers in cancer detection: A systematic review of preanalytical parameters and applied methods

S Jordaens, K Zwaenepoel, W Tjalma… - … Journal of Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this review was to explore the status of urine sampling as a liquid biopsy for
noninvasive cancer research by reviewing used preanalytical parameters and protocols. We …

Tumor-derived exosomes and the role of liquid biopsy in human papillomavirus oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

MM Allevato, JD Smith, MJ Brenner… - The Cancer …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The global incidence of human papillomavirus–positive (HPV+) head and neck squamous
cell carcinoma (HNSCC) has surged in recent decades, with HPV+ HNSCC accounting for> …

Impact of cell-debris and room-temperature storage on urine circulating tumor DNA from hepatocellular carcinoma

AK Kim, SY Lin, Z Wang, H Luu, JP Hamilton… - The Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study evaluated the impact of cell debris and 7-day room temperature storage on the
quality and yield of transrenal DNA. Archived urine specimens collected from five …

Evaluating pre-analytical variables for saliva cell-free DNA liquid biopsy

B Salfer, D Havo, S Kuppinger, DTW Wong, F Li… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Liquid biopsy utilizing cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has become an emergent field of study for
cancer screening and monitoring. While blood-based liquid biopsy has been investigated …

Evaluation of Somatic Mutations in Urine Samples as a Noninvasive Method for the Detection and Molecular Classification of Endometrial Cancer

L Costas, I Onieva, B Pelegrina, F Marin… - Clinical Cancer …, 2023 - AACR
Purpose: Current diagnostic methods for endometrial cancer lack specificity, leading to
many women undergoing invasive procedures. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

[HTML][HTML] ctDNA transiting into urine is ultrashort and facilitates noninvasive liquid biopsy of HPV+ oropharyngeal cancer

C Bhambhani, Q Kang, DH Hovelson, E Sandford… - JCI insight, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Transrenal cell-free tumor DNA (TR-ctDNA), which transits from the
bloodstream into urine, has the potential to enable noninvasive cancer detection for a wide …

Unlocking the potential of tumor‐derived DNA in urine for cancer detection: methodological challenges and opportunities

BMM Wever, RDM Steenbergen - Molecular Oncology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
High cancer mortality rates and the rising cancer burden worldwide drive the development of
innovative methods in order to advance cancer diagnostics. Urine contains a viable source …

Cell‐free DNA extraction from urine of lung cancer patients and healthy individuals: Evaluation of a simple method using sample volume up‐scaling

T Ruppert, A Roth, J Kollmeier… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Urine holds promise as a source for cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) analysis of cancer
genetics due to its nature as a self‐collectable biospecimen available in large quantities …

UAS™—A Urine Preservative for Oncology Applications

S Jordaens, A Arora, KW MacDonald, C Wood… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In the field of cancer, body fluids such as urine are gaining interest for non-
invasive cancer detection and screening. To enable home collection, sample shipment, and …

[HTML][HTML] Human papillomavirus circulating tumor DNA assays as a mechanism for head and neck cancer equity in rural regions of the United States

M Windon, C Haring - Frontiers in Oncology, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The rates of human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancer (HPV-OPC) are rising
worldwide and in the United States, particularly in rural regions including Appalachia. Rural …