| Literature DB >> 30614191 |
Samuel D Abbou1,2, David S Shulman1, Steven G DuBois1, Brian D Crompton1,3.
Abstract
Circulating tumor DNA can be detected in the blood and body fluids of patients using ultrasensitive technologies, which have the potential to improve cancer diagnosis, risk stratification, noninvasive tumor profiling, and tracking of treatment response and disease recurrence. As we begin to apply "liquid biopsy" strategies in children with cancer, it is important to tailor our efforts to the unique genomic features of these tumors and address the technical and logistical challenges of integrating biomarker testing. This article reviews the literature demonstrating the feasibility of applying liquid biopsy to pediatric solid malignancies and suggests new directions for future studies.Entities:
Keywords: circulating tumor DNA; digital PCR; liquid biopsy; next-generation sequencing; pediatric cancer
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30614191 PMCID: PMC6550461 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27595
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer ISSN: 1545-5009 Impact factor: 3.167