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Preoperative Circulating Tumor DNA in Patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis is an Independent Predictor of Progression-Free Survival.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Aug 2018
Baumgartner Joel M, Raymond Victoria M, Lanman Richard B, Tran Lisa, Kelly Kaitlyn J, Lowy Andrew M, Kurzrock Razelle
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is a useful tool for detecting genomic alterations in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). To date, most ctDNA tests have been performed on patients with widely metastatic disease. Patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (metastases) present unique prognostic and therapeutic challenges. We therefore explored preoperative ctDNA in patients with peritoneal metastases...
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