Bridging biological cfDNA features and machine learning approaches

T Moser, S Kühberger, I Lazzeri, G Vlachos, E Heitzer - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
Liquid biopsies (LBs), particularly using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), are expected to
revolutionize precision oncology and blood-based cancer screening. Recent technological …

Cancer driver mutations: predictions and reality

D Ostroverkhova, TM Przytycka… - Trends in Molecular …, 2023 - cell.com
Cancer cells accumulate many genetic alterations throughout their lifetime, but only a few of
them drive cancer progression, termed driver mutations. Driver mutations may vary between …

Integrating circulating-free DNA (cfDNA) analysis into clinical practice: opportunities and challenges

M Garcia-Pardo, M Makarem, JJN Li, D Kelly… - British Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
In the current era of precision medicine, the identification of genomic alterations has
revolutionised the management of patients with solid tumours. Recent advances in the …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendations for a practical implementation of circulating tumor DNA mutation testing in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer

E Heitzer, D Van Den Broek, MG Denis, P Hofman… - ESMO open, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Liquid biopsy (LB) is a rapidly evolving diagnostic tool for precision oncology
that has recently found its way into routine practice as an adjunct to tissue biopsy (TB). The …

[HTML][HTML] Liquid biopsy approaches to capture tumor evolution and clinical outcomes during cancer immunotherapy

L Sivapalan, JC Murray, JVL Canzoniero… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Circulating cell-free tumor DNA (ctDNA) can serve as a real-time biomarker of tumor burden
and provide unique insights into the evolving molecular landscape of cancers under the …

Cell-Free DNA fragmentomics: the novel promising biomarker

T Qi, M Pan, H Shi, L Wang, Y Bai, Q Ge - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cell-free DNA molecules are released into the plasma via apoptotic or necrotic events and
active release mechanisms, which carry the genetic and epigenetic information of its origin …

[HTML][HTML] Regulatory implications of ctDNA in immuno-oncology for solid tumors

PJ Vellanki, S Ghosh, A Pathak, MJ Fusco… - … for ImmunoTherapy of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the era of precision oncology, use of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is emerging as a
minimally invasive approach for the diagnosis and management of patients with cancer and …

Dynamic changes of circulating tumor DNA predict clinical outcome in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors

S Weber, P van der Leest, HC Donker… - JCO Precision …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are increasingly being used in non–small-
cell lung cancer (NSCLC), yet biomarkers predicting their benefit are lacking. We evaluated …

Pre-analytical conditions and implementation of quality control steps in liquid biopsy analysis

A Ntzifa, E Lianidou - Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Over the last decade, great advancements have been made in the field of liquid biopsy
through extensive research and the development of new technologies that facilitate the use …

Somatic copy number alteration and fragmentation analysis in circulating tumor DNA for cancer screening and treatment monitoring in colorectal cancer patients

A Hallermayr, T Wohlfrom, V Steinke-Lange… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Analysis of circulating free DNA (cfDNA) is a promising tool for personalized
management of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Untargeted cfDNA analysis using whole …