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Analysis of tumor-derived DNA in plasma and bone marrow fluid in lung cancer patients.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Mar 2016
Goto Taichiro, Hirotsu Yosuke, Oyama Toshio, Amemiya Kenji, Omata Masao
Abstract excerpt
Liquid biopsies such as circulating tumor DNA in plasma and disseminated tumor cells in the bone marrow are currently available. However, it is unclear which types of samples are appropriate for detecting tumor DNA in these biopsies. Here, we collected primary tumors, pulmonary venous blood, peripheral blood, and rib bone marrow fluid from 10 lung cancer patients. Targeted deep sequencing was performed to...
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