Circulating tumor DNA to guide diagnosis and treatment of localized and locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Cancer Treat Rev
; 129: 102791, 2024 Jun 23.
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ABSTRACT
Liquid biopsy is a minimally invasive method for biomarkers detection in body fluids, particularly in blood, which offers an elevated and growing number of clinical applications in oncology. As a result of the improvement in the techniques for DNA analysis, above all next-generation sequencing (NGS) assays, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has become the most informing tumor-derived material for most types of cancer, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although ctDNA concentration is higher in patients with advanced tumors, it can be detected even in patients with early-stage disease. Therefore, numerous clinical applications of ctDNA in the management of early-stage lung cancer are emerging, such as lung cancer screening, the identification of minimal residual disease (MRD), and the prediction of relapse before radiologic progression. Moreover, a high number of clinical trials are ongoing to better define the impact of ctDNA evaluation in this setting. Aim of this review is to offer a comprehensive overview of the most relevant implementations in using ctDNA for the management of early-stage lung cancer, addressing available data, technical aspects, limitations, and future perspectives.
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Cancer Treat Rev
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