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Circulating Tumour DNA for Monitoring Treatment Response to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in Melanoma Patients.
Acta dermato-venereologica - 15 Nov 2017
Ashida Atsuko, Sakaizawa Kaori, Uhara Hisashi, Okuyama Ryuhei
Abstract excerpt
Anti-programmed cell death-1 (anti-PD-1) antibody shows high therapeutic efficacy in patients with advanced melanoma. However, assessment of its therapeutic activity can be challenging because of tumour enlargement associated with intratumoural inflammation. Because circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) correlates with tumour burden, we assessed the value of ctDNA levels as an indicator of tumour changes. Quantification...
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