Role of oncogenic KRAS in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer

L Buscail, B Bournet, P Cordelier - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is predicted to be the second most common
cause of death within the next 10 years. The prognosis for this disease is poor despite …

Polymerase chain reaction in microfluidic devices

CD Ahrberg, A Manz, BG Chung - Lab on a Chip, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has caused a revolution in molecular
biology, giving access to a method of amplifying deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules …

Current commercial dPCR platforms: Technology and market review

LL Tan, N Loganathan, S Agarwalla… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) technology has provided a new technique for
molecular diagnostics, with superior advantages, such as higher sensitivity, precision, and …

Current and emerging applications of droplet digital PCR in oncology

S Olmedillas-López, M García-Arranz… - Molecular diagnosis & …, 2017 - Springer
The clinical management of cancer has evolved in recent years towards more personalized
strategies that require a comprehensive knowledge of the complex molecular features …

Microfluidic systems for cancer diagnostics

JL Garcia-Cordero, SJ Maerkl - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Microfluidic platforms enable the analysis and detection of cancer biomarkers.•
Circulating tumor cells can be separated on-chip from whole blood using several …

Nanotechnology for ultrafast nucleic acid amplification

Y Wang, Y Fei, T Yang, Z Luo, Y Xu, B Su, X Lin - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Nucleic acid detection has been one of the most valued tools in point-of-care diagnostics
from life science, agriculture, food safety and environmental surveillance, because of its high …

Evaluation of droplet digital PCR and next generation sequencing for characterizing DNA reference material for KRAS mutation detection

L Dong, S Wang, B Fu, J Wang - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
KRAS gene mutations are predictive markers of non-response to anti-epidermal growth
factor receptor. An increasing number of techniques are being developed to detect KRAS …

Diagnostic value of CA19. 9, circulating tumour DNA and circulating tumour cells in patients with solid pancreatic tumours

D Sefrioui, F Blanchard, E Toure, P Basile… - British journal of …, 2017 - nature.com
Background: The direct comparison of CA19. 9, circulating tumour cells (CTCs) and
circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration …

Lab-on-a-chip platforms for detection of cardiovascular disease and cancer biomarkers

J Wu, M Dong, S Santos, C Rigatto, Y Liu, F Lin - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are two leading causes of death worldwide. CVD
and cancer share risk factors such as obesity and diabetes mellitus and have common …

Comparison of droplet digital PCR and conventional quantitative PCR for measuring EGFR gene mutation

BO Zhang, CW Xu, Y Shao… - Experimental and …, 2015 - spandidos-publications.com
Early detection of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation, particularly EGFR
T790M mutation, is of clinical significance. The aim of the present study was to compare the …