| Literature DB >> 33760943 |
Jeffrey Chun Hin Chan1, James Chung Hang Chow2, Connie Hoi Man Ho3, Therese Yue Man Tsui2, William C Cho4.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The recent advancement in massively parallel sequencing technologies has empowered liquid biopsies, in particular circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis, to be the new paradigm in personalized cancer management. Plasma ctDNA detection overcomes the current limitations in tumor tissue procurement and serves as a convenient and non-invasive method to capture tumor heterogeneity and genetic evolution along patients' cancer journey. In breast cancer, the current clinical application of ctDNA includes real-time monitoring of tumor response, detection of drug-resistant clones, assessing dynamic variations in tumor mutational landscape, identifying actionable mutations, detecting minimal residual disease and screening of early tumor.Entities:
Keywords: Breast cancer; Circulating tumor DNA; ESR1 mutations; HER2 amplification; Liquid biopsy; PIK3CA mutations
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33760943 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-021-03588-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cancer Res Clin Oncol ISSN: 0171-5216 Impact factor: 4.553