Circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA for precision medicine: dream or reality?

Circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA for precision medicine: dream or reality?

Next-generation sequencing studies have provided further evidence to support the notion that cancer is a disease characterized by Darwinian evolution. Today, we often fail to capture this evolution and treatment decisions, even in the metastatic setting, are often based on analysis of primary tumor diagnosed years ago. Currently, this is considered a major reason for treatment failures in cance...

Circulating Tumor DNA and Circulating Tumor Cells for Cancer Diagnosis and Management (Liquid Biopsy)

Liquid biopsy is a when a blood sample (rather than a piece of tissue) is used to test for cancer cells or small genetic cancer pieces mixing in the blood. The blood sample is taken from the arm and is tested for cells or genetic pieces that cancers shed into the bloodstream. Identifying tumor cell material in the blood might help to diagnose cancer, track changes in a cancer over time or help ...

Circulating Tumor DNA and Circulating Tumor Cells for Cancer Diagnosis and Management (Liquid Biopsy)

Liquid biopsy is a when a blood sample (rather than a piece of tissue) is used to test for cancer cells or small genetic cancer pieces mixing in the blood. The blood sample is taken from the arm and is tested for cells or genetic pieces that cancers shed into the bloodstream. Identifying tumor cell material in the blood might help to diagnose cancer, track changes in a cancer over time or help ...

Circulating Tumor DNA and Circulating Tumor Cells for Cancer Management (Liquid Biopsy)

Circulating Tumor DNA and Circulating Tumor Cells for Cancer Management (Liquid Biopsy)

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