Clinical relevance of blood-based ctDNA analysis: mutation detection and beyond

L Keller, Y Belloum, H Wikman, K Pantel - British journal of cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) derived from tumours is present in the plasma of cancer patients. The
majority of currently available studies on the use of this circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) deal …

cfDNA sequencing: technological approaches and bioinformatic issues

E Bohers, PJ Viailly, F Jardin - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the era of precision medicine, it is crucial to identify molecular alterations that will guide
the therapeutic management of patients. In this context, circulating tumoral DNA (ctDNA) …

The current state of molecular testing in the BRAF-mutated melanoma landscape

I Vanni, ET Tanda, F Spagnolo, V Andreotti… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The incidence of melanoma, among the most lethal cancers, is widespread and increasing.
Metastatic melanoma has a poor prognosis, representing about 90% of skin cancer …

A multiparameter liquid biopsy approach allows to track melanoma dynamics and identify early treatment resistance

MC Scaini, C Catoni, C Poggiana, J Pigozzo… - NPJ Precision …, 2024 - nature.com
Melanoma heterogeneity is a hurdle in metastatic disease management. Although the
advent of targeted therapy has significantly improved patient outcomes, the occurrence of …

Design and testing of a custom melanoma next generation sequencing panel for analysis of circulating tumor DNA

RJ Diefenbach, JH Lee, AM Menzies, MS Carlino… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Detection of melanoma-associated mutations using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) from
plasma is a potential alternative to using genomic DNA from invasive tissue biopsies. In this …

Detection and monitoring of tumor-derived mutations in circulating tumor DNA using the ultraSEEK lung panel on the massARRAY system in metastatic non-small cell …

P Leest, M Janning, N Rifaela, MLA Azpurua… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Analysis of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is a potential minimally invasive molecular tool to
guide treatment decision-making and disease monitoring. A suitable diagnostic-grade …

Methylation markers in cutaneous melanoma: Unravelling the potential utility of their tracking by liquid biopsy

V Aleotti, C Catoni, C Poggiana, A Rosato… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Malignant melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer. While new
therapeutic approaches have improved survival in patients with metastatic melanoma …

Intra-patient heterogeneity of circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA in blood of melanoma patients

K Gorges, L Wiltfang, TM Gorges, A Sartori… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Despite remarkable progress in melanoma therapy, the exceptional heterogeneity of the
disease has prevented the development of reliable companion biomarkers for the prediction …

Mutation analysis in individual circulating tumor cells depicts intratumor heterogeneity in melanoma

M Sementsov, L Ott, J Kött, A Sartori… - EMBO Molecular …, 2024 - embopress.org
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is the cornerstone of liquid biopsy diagnostics, revealing
clinically relevant genomic aberrations from blood of cancer patients. Genomic analysis of …

The potential of ctDNA analysis in breast cancer

E Tzanikou, E Lianidou - Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Breast cancer is a highly heterogeneous and dynamic disease, exhibiting unique somatic
alterations that lead to disease recurrence and resistance. Tumor biopsy and conventional …