| Literature DB >> 31737933 |
Christopher Gerner1,2, Vincenzo Costigliola2,3, Olga Golubnitschaja2,4,5,6.
Abstract
Liquid biopsy (LB) is defined as a sample of any of body fluids (blood, saliva, tear fluid, urine, sweat, amniotic, cerebrospinal and pleural fluids, cervicovaginal secretion, and wound efflux, amongst others), which can be ex vivo analysed to detect and quantity the target(s) of interest. LB represents diagnostic approach relevant for organ-specific changes and systemic health conditions including both manifested diseases and their prestages such as suboptimal health. Further, experts emphasise that DNA-based analysis alone does not provide sufficient information for optimal diagnostics and effective treatments. Consequently, of great scientific and clinical utility are molecular patterns detected by hybrid technologies such as metabolomic tools and molecular imaging. Future proposed strategies utilise multiomic pillars (generally genome, tanscriptome, proteome, metabolome, epigenome, radiome, and microbiome), system-biological approach, and multivariable algorithms for diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic purposes. Current article analyses pros and cons of the mass spectrometry-based technologies, provides eminent examples of a success story "from discovery to clinical application," and demonstrates a "road-map" for the technology-driven paradigm change from reactive to predictive, preventive and personalised medical services as the medicine of the future benefiting the patient and healthcare at large.Entities:
Keywords: Flammer syndrome; biomarker pattern; body fluids; cancer; cardiovascular; glaucoma; individualised patient profile; innovative strategy; liquid biopsy; mass spectrometry; multiomics; phenotyping; predictive preventive personalised medicine; wound healing
Year: 2019 PMID: 31737933 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21612
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mass Spectrom Rev ISSN: 0277-7037 Impact factor: 10.946