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Relationship between post-surgery detection of methylated circulating tumor DNA with risk of residual disease and recurrence-free survival.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Sept 2018
Murray David H, Symonds Erin L, Young Graeme P, Byrne Susan, Rabbitt Philippa, Roy Amitesh, Cornthwaite Kathryn, Karapetis Christos S, Pedersen Susanne K
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Methylation in IKZF1 and BCAT1 are common events in colorectal cancer (CRC). They are often detected in blood as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) at diagnosis and disappear after surgery in most CRC patients. A prospective study was conducted to determine the relationship between detection of these markers following surgery and risk for residual disease and for recurrence. METHODS: ctDNA status with...
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