Whole-exome sequencing of cell-free DNA and circulating tumor cells in multiple myeloma.
Nat Commun
; 9(1): 1691, 2018 04 27.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29703982
ABSTRACT
Liquid biopsies including circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and cell-free DNA (cfDNA) have enabled minimally invasive characterization of many cancers, but are rarely analyzed together. Understanding the detectability and genomic concordance of CTCs and cfDNA may inform their use in guiding cancer precision medicine. Here, we report the detectability of cfDNA and CTCs in blood samples from 107 and 56 patients with multiple myeloma (MM), respectively. Using ultra-low pass whole-genome sequencing, we find both tumor fractions correlate with disease progression. Applying whole-exome sequencing (WES) to cfDNA, CTCs, and matched tumor biopsies, we find concordance in clonal somatic mutations (~99%) and copy number alterations (~81%) between liquid and tumor biopsies. Importantly, analyzing CTCs and cfDNA together enables cross-validation of mutations, uncovers mutations exclusive to either CTCs or cfDNA, and allows blood-based tumor profiling in a greater fraction of patients. Our study demonstrates the utility of analyzing both CTCs and cfDNA in MM.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Biomarkers, Tumor
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Circulating Tumor DNA
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Exome Sequencing
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Multiple Myeloma
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Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
Type of study:
Evaluation_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos