TERT gene: its function and dysregulation in cancer

AJ Colebatch, A Dobrovic, WA Cooper - Journal of clinical pathology, 2019 - jcp.bmj.com
In this review, we summarise the function and structure of telomerase reverse transcriptase
(TERT) in humans, including its regulation. The dysregulation of telomerase through TERT …

The current state of molecular testing in the BRAF-mutated melanoma landscape

I Vanni, ET Tanda, F Spagnolo, V Andreotti… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The incidence of melanoma, among the most lethal cancers, is widespread and increasing.
Metastatic melanoma has a poor prognosis, representing about 90% of skin cancer …

TERT Promoter Mutation Analysis for Blood-Based Diagnosis and Monitoring of Gliomas

K Muralidharan, A Yekula, JL Small, ZS Rosh… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Purpose: Liquid biopsy offers a minimally invasive tool to diagnose and monitor the
heterogeneous molecular landscape of tumors over time and therapy. Detection of TERT …

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) detection is associated with shorter progression-free survival in advanced melanoma patients

GT Marczynski, AC Laus, MB Dos Reis, RM Reis… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract BRAF, NRAS and TERT mutations occur in more than 2/3 of melanomas. Its
detection in patient's blood, as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), represents a possibility for …

Correlation between circulating tumour DNA and metabolic tumour burden in metastatic melanoma patients

AC McEvoy, L Warburton, Z Al-Ogaili, L Celliers… - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Background Circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) may serve as a measure of tumour
burden and a useful tool for non-invasive monitoring of cancer. However, ctDNA is not …

Nano pom-poms prepared exosomes enable highly specific cancer biomarker detection

N He, S Thippabhotla, C Zhong, Z Greenberg… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), particularly nano-sized small EV exosomes, are emerging
biomarker sources. However, due to heterogeneous populations secreted from diverse cell …

Detection and prognostic role of heterogeneous populations of melanoma circulating tumour cells

CA Aya-Bonilla, M Morici, X Hong, AC McEvoy… - British journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Background Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) can be assessed through a minimally
invasive blood sample with potential utility as a predictive, prognostic and …

Cell-free DNA as a prognostic biomarker for monitoring muscle-invasive bladder cancer

R Carrasco, M Ingelmo-Torres, A Gómez… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has recently emerged as a real-time biomarker for diagnosis,
monitoring and prediction of therapy response in tumoral disease. Here, we evaluated …

Human TERT promoter mutations as a prognostic biomarker in glioma

B Powter, SA Jeffreys, H Sareen, A Cooper… - Journal of cancer …, 2021 - Springer
The TERT promoter (pTERT) mutations, C228T and C250T, play a significant role in
malignant transformation by telomerase activation, oncogenesis and immortalisation of cells …

Liquid biopsy in melanoma: significance in diagnostics, prediction and treatment monitoring

P Kamińska, K Buszka, M Zabel, M Nowicki… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Liquid biopsy is a common term referring to circulating tumor cells and other biomarkers,
such as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) or extracellular vesicles. Liquid biopsy presents a …