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Liquid Biopsy Methods Showing Their Worth

The ability to detect and monitor mutational changes in tumors through a simple blood test has spurred considerable development within the field of liquid biopsy. While questions remain about the accuracy of such tests and the most relevant analyte to measure (i.e., circulating tumor DNA, cell free DNA, circulating tumor cells), liquid biopsy could offer...

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Liquid Biopsy – Looking Beyond EGFR

In April, two important reports were published — one in the New England Journal of Medicine, one in Nature — that added evidence in support of liquid biopsy as a means of monitoring for the recurrence of cancer and to predict a patient’s response to adjuvant therapy. Both studies were based on data from the...