[HTML][HTML] Adding value to liquid biopsy for brain tumors: the role of imaging

N Khalili, H Shooli, N Hosseini, A Fathi Kazerooni… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Clinical management in neuro-oncology has shifted to an integrated
method that combines molecular profiles with histopathological and imaging data. Liquid …

[HTML][HTML] Barrier-breaking effects of ultrasonic cavitation for drug delivery and biomarker release

Y Hu, J Wei, Y Shen, S Chen, X Chen - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, emerging evidence has demonstrated that cavitation actually creates important
bidirectional channels on biological barriers for both intratumoral drug delivery and …

Focused Ultrasound-Enhanced Liquid Biopsy: A Promising Diagnostic Tool for Brain Tumor Patients

A Bakker, AE Ixkes, H Venugopal, MG Ries, NSM Lak… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Diagnosing brain tumors using minimally invasive methods, such as a
liquid biopsy, is challenging due to the blood–brain barrier (BBB). The BBB blocks tumor …

Focused ultrasound–mediated liquid biopsy in a tauopathy mouse model

CP Pacia, J Yuan, Y Yue, EC Leuthardt, TLS Benzinger… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Neurodegenerative disorders (such as Alzheimer disease) characterized by the
deposition of various pathogenic forms of tau protein in the brain are collectively referred to …

Personalized cancer monitoring assay for the detection of ctDNA in patients with solid tumors

J Zhao, J Reuther, K Scozzaro, M Hawley… - Molecular Diagnosis & …, 2023 - Springer
Background Highly sensitive molecular assays have been developed to detect plasma-
based circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), and emerging evidence suggests their clinical utility …

[HTML][HTML] Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound-mediated blood-brain barrier opening increases anti-programmed death-ligand 1 delivery and efficacy in Gl261 mouse …

MH Ahmed, I Hernández-Verdin, E Quissac, N Lemaire… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Therapeutic antibodies targeting immune checkpoints have shown limited efficacy in clinical
trials in glioblastoma (GBM) patients. Ultrasound-mediated blood–brain barrier opening …

Liquid biopsy in brain tumors: moving on, slowly

G Berzero, V Pieri, L Palazzo… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Monitoring CNVs and hotspot mutations by liquid biopsy is a promising tool to detect
minimal residual disease and strengthen response assessment in patients with primary …

An update on the role of focused ultrasound in neuro-oncology

JE Epstein, CB Pople, Y Meng… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
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[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound mediated blood-brain barrier opening increases brain tumor biomarkers: A review of preclinical and clinical trials

M Izhar, A Thakur, DJ Park, SD Chang - The Journal of Liquid Biopsy, 2024 - Elsevier
The diagnosis of brain tumors typically relies on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
computed tomography (CT), and invasive procedures like biopsies or surgical resection for …

Pharmacokinetic analysis of carboplatin and fluorescein brain permanence following ultrasound-based blood-brain barrier opening

KJ Habashy, TW Synold, Y Feng, C Gomez, C Amidei… - medRxiv, 2025 - medrxiv.org
Background: The blood-brain barrier (BBB) impedes the passage of most circulating drugs
into the brain. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound with microbubbles (LIPU/MB) transiently …