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Circulating tumor DNA detection in lung cancer patients before and after surgery.
Scientific reports - 19 Sept 2016
Guo Nannan, Lou Feng, Ma Yongfu, Li Jie, Yang Bo, Chen Wei, Ye Hua, Zhang Jing-Bo, Zhao Ming-Yu, Wu Wen-Jun, Shi Rong, Jones Lindsey, Chen Katherine S, Huang Xue F, Chen Si-Yi, Liu Yang
Abstract excerpt
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in peripheral blood is a "liquid biopsy" that contains representative tumor information including gene mutations. Additionally, repeated ctDNA samples can be easily obtained to monitor response to treatment and disease progression, which may be especially valuable to lung cancer patients with tumors that cannot be easily biopsied or removed. To investigate the changes in ctDNA after...
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