Blood test can predict prognosis in deadly brain cancer
A blood test that measures the amount of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in the bloodstream -…
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ESMO 2019: Liquid biopsy has prognostic role in colorectal cancer and potential for guiding therapy
Liquid biopsy is likely to play an increasing role in identifying patients with colorectal cancer…
ESMO 2019: Blood test can replace invasive biopsy for more patients with lung cancer
A growing number of patients with advanced lung cancer could soon be offered a blood…
A liquid biopsy test can identify patients who may respond to immune checkpoint blockade
A new liquid biopsy test could detect microsatellite instability (MSI) and tumour mutational burden (TMB),…
MSI detection via liquid biopsy shows high concordance with results from tissue samples
A study, published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research has reported the incorporation of pan-cancer microsatellite instability…
ASCO 2019: New blood test predicts breast cancer’s return at start of treatment
A new blood test for women with breast cancer can predict how well patients will…
Liquid biopsy could identify cancer patients at risk of metastatic disease
Analysing fragments of DNA that are shed by tumours into the bloodstream, could indicate early…
Researchers assess melanoma progression with a new liquid biopsy technique
When the surgeon surgically removes a melanoma, some patients are said to be ‘cancer-free’ and…
Liquid biopsy as effective as tissue biopsy for non-small cell lung cancer
A multi-centre study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre…
‘Liquid biopsy’ predicts lymphoma therapy success within days
A blood test can predict which patients with a type of cancer called diffuse large…