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Clinical Utility of Serial Circulating Tumor DNA Analysis as a Minimally Invasive Biomarker in Advanced Urothelial Cancer.
JCO precision oncology - 1 Jan 2025
Sakatani Toru, Sumiyoshi Takayuki, Kita Yuki, Takada Hideaki, Nakamura Kenji, Hamada Akihiro, Murakami Kaoru, Sano Takeshi, Goto Takayuki, Sawada Atsuro, Akamatsu Shusuke, Saito Ryoichi, Kobayashi Takashi
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis is an alternative to tissue biopsy for genotyping in various cancers. We aimed to establish a plasma ctDNA sequencing assay, then evaluate its clinical utility in advanced urothelial cancer (UC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 82 patients with muscle-invasive or metastatic UC. A total of 158 blood samples and 73 tumor tissue samples were sequenced using...
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