Circular RNAs in body fluids as cancer biomarkers: the new frontier of liquid biopsies

S Wang, K Zhang, S Tan, J Xin, Q Yuan, H Xu, X Xu… - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, particularly because of its high mortality rate
in patients who are diagnosed at late stages. Conventional biomarkers originating from …

Extrachromosomal circular DNA: Current status and future prospects

Y Zhao, L Yu, S Zhang, X Su, X Zhou - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) is a double-stranded DNA molecule found in
various organisms, including humans. In the past few decades, the research on eccDNA has …

Current understanding of extrachromosomal circular DNA in cancer pathogenesis and therapeutic resistance

Y Yan, G Guo, J Huang, M Gao, Q Zhu, S Zeng… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Extrachromosomal circular DNA was recently found to be particularly abundant in multiple
human cancer cells, although its frequency varies among different tumor types. Elevated …

Exosomes and cell communication: from tumour-derived exosomes and their role in tumour progression to the use of exosomal cargo for cancer treatment

A Nicolini, P Ferrari, PM Biava - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Recently, within the research community, exosomes, transporters of
bioactive molecules involved in many signalling pathways and cell-to-cell communication …

Updates on clinical use of liquid biopsy in colorectal cancer screening, diagnosis, follow-up, and treatment guidance

O Mazouji, A Ouhajjou, R Incitti… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide, being the third most
diagnosed in the world and the second deadliest. Solid biopsy provides an essential guide …

DNA nanomachines for identifying cancer biomarkers in body fluids and cells

Z Dong, X Xue, H Liang, J Guan, L Chang - Analytical Chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Identifying molecular biomarkers promises to significantly improve the accuracy in cancer
diagnosis at its early stage. DNA nanomachines, which are designable and switchable …

Plasma circRNAs as biomarkers in cancer

Q Zhou, LL Ju, X Ji, YL Cao, JG Shao… - Cancer management …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The incidence and mortality of cancer are increasing each year. At present, the sensitivity
and specificity of the blood biomarkers that were used in clinical practice are low, which …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetically inactivated RASSF1A as a tumor biomarker

D Raos, M Ulamec, AK Bojanac… - Bosnian journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
RASSF1A, one of the eight isoforms of the RASSF1 gene, is a tumor suppressor gene that
influences tumor initiation and development. In cancer, RASSF1A is frequently inactivated …

Liquid biopsy-based biosensors for MRD detection and treatment monitoring in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

P Sardarabadi, AA Kojabad, D Jafari, CH Liu - Biosensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Globally, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Despite
advancements in chemotherapy and targeted therapies, the 5-year survival rate has …

Current search through liquid biopsy of effective biomarkers for early cancer diagnosis into the rich cargoes of extracellular vesicles

I Tatischeff - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
There exist many different human cancers, but regardless of the cancer type, an early
diagnosis is a necessary condition for further optimal outcomes from the disease. Therefore …