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Liquid Biopsy Analysis of FGFR3 and PIK3CA Hotspot Mutations for Disease Surveillance in Bladder Cancer.
European urology - 1 Jun 2017
Christensen Emil, Birkenkamp-Demtröder Karin, Nordentoft Iver, Høyer Søren, van der Keur Kirstin, van Kessel Kim, Zwarthoff Ellen, Agerbæk Mads, Ørntoft Torben Falck, Jensen Jørgen Bjerggaard, Dyrskjøt Lars
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Disease surveillance in patients with bladder cancer is important for early diagnosis of progression and metastasis and for optimised treatment. OBJECTIVE: To develop urine and plasma assays for disease surveillance for patients with FGFR3 and PIK3CA tumour mutations. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) assays were developed and tumour DNA from two...
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