Gene-based blood test for melanoma may catch early signs of cancer's return
Monitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer recurrence, a new study shows.
Apr 15, 2025
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Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide: Circulating Tumor DNA
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Genetic testing offers hope for targeted childhood cancer therapies
New research has looked into a comprehensive and structured approach to genetic testing, matching children and young people with cancer to targeted treatments. The study aimed to advance precision medicine in the UK to help ...
Feb 28, 2025
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Researchers advance non-invasive cancer detection methods
Researchers at Vilnius University have developed an effective approach to liquid biopsy that contributes to the field of non-invasive cancer detection methods, with significant implications for personalized medicine.
Feb 20, 2025
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Blood test could guide use of anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib to reduce risk of colon cancer recurrence
A data analysis from a randomized clinical trial for stage 3 colon cancer patients by investigators at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center found that patients with evidence of residual cancer in their blood after surgery to ...
Jan 27, 2025
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Combining ctDNA and genomic profiling predicts cancer relapse and treatment response
Researchers from Iwate Medical University and Tohoku University have revealed that it is possible to predict cancer relapse and treatment response by measuring circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), in tandem with data from comprehensive ...
Jan 15, 2025
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Ultrasensitive blood test that uses tumor DNA can predict lung cancer outcome
Scientists from the Francis Crick Institute, UCL, UCLH and Personalis have found that a test to detect circulating tumor DNA can predict lung cancer outcome.
Jan 13, 2025
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DNA sequencing test can predict prognosis for advanced prostate cancer patients
Published in Nature Communications, a new study led by the University of Minnesota Medical School and Duke University found that a DNA sequencing test for advanced prostate cancer patients can distinguish between patients ...
Dec 11, 2024
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Scientists expose cells driving aggressive tumor growth
The first computer algorithm capable of identifying which tumor cells are driving aggressive cancer growth has been developed by scientists from UCL and The Francis Crick Institute.
Dec 3, 2024
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Treatment advances and predictive biomarkers stand to improve bladder cancer care
Recent advances in bladder cancer treatments may offer hope of curative care to more patients, including those with high-risk localized, muscle-invasive disease, according to an editorial published in the New England Journal ...
Nov 13, 2024
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The role of molecular residual disease in operable non-small cell lung cancer with gene fusions
In operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), molecular residual disease (MRD) detection via circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has emerged as a promising approach to identify individuals at high risk of disease recurrence and ...
Nov 7, 2024
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