Liquid biopsy: paving a new avenue for cancer research

The current constraints associated with cancer diagnosis and molecular profiling, which rely on invasive tissue biopsies or clinical imaging, have spurred the emergence of the liquid biopsy field. Liquid biopsy involves the extraction of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating free or circulatin...

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Main Authors: Keerthi Kurma, Zahra Eslami-S, Catherine Alix-Panabières, Laure Cayrefourcq
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Cell Adhesion & Migration
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19336918.2024.2395807
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description The current constraints associated with cancer diagnosis and molecular profiling, which rely on invasive tissue biopsies or clinical imaging, have spurred the emergence of the liquid biopsy field. Liquid biopsy involves the extraction of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating free or circulating tumor DNA (cfDNA or ctDNA), circulating cell-free RNA (cfRNA), extracellular vesicles (EVs), and tumor-educated platelets (TEPs) from bodily fluid samples. Subsequently, these components undergo molecular characterization to identify biomarkers that are critical for early cancer detection, prognosis, therapeutic assessment, and post-treatment monitoring. These innovative biosources exhibit characteristics analogous to those of the primary tumor from which they originate or interact. This review comprehensively explores the diverse technologies and methodologies employed for processing these biosources, along with their principal clinical applications.
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spelling doaj-art-b7118325b17245c287999434d5a097772024-11-25T08:41:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCell Adhesion & Migration1933-69181933-69262024-12-0118112610.1080/19336918.2024.2395807Liquid biopsy: paving a new avenue for cancer researchKeerthi Kurma0Zahra Eslami-S1Catherine Alix-Panabières2Laure Cayrefourcq3Laboratory of Rare Human Circulating Cells (LCCRH), University Medical Centre of Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceLaboratory of Rare Human Circulating Cells (LCCRH), University Medical Centre of Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceLaboratory of Rare Human Circulating Cells (LCCRH), University Medical Centre of Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceLaboratory of Rare Human Circulating Cells (LCCRH), University Medical Centre of Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceThe current constraints associated with cancer diagnosis and molecular profiling, which rely on invasive tissue biopsies or clinical imaging, have spurred the emergence of the liquid biopsy field. Liquid biopsy involves the extraction of circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating free or circulating tumor DNA (cfDNA or ctDNA), circulating cell-free RNA (cfRNA), extracellular vesicles (EVs), and tumor-educated platelets (TEPs) from bodily fluid samples. Subsequently, these components undergo molecular characterization to identify biomarkers that are critical for early cancer detection, prognosis, therapeutic assessment, and post-treatment monitoring. These innovative biosources exhibit characteristics analogous to those of the primary tumor from which they originate or interact. This review comprehensively explores the diverse technologies and methodologies employed for processing these biosources, along with their principal clinical applications.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19336918.2024.2395807Liquid biopsybiomarkerscirculating tumor cellscirculating free or tumor DNAcirculating cell-free RNAextracellular vesicles
spellingShingle Keerthi Kurma
Zahra Eslami-S
Catherine Alix-Panabières
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Liquid biopsy: paving a new avenue for cancer research
Cell Adhesion & Migration
Liquid biopsy
biomarkers
circulating tumor cells
circulating free or tumor DNA
circulating cell-free RNA
extracellular vesicles
title Liquid biopsy: paving a new avenue for cancer research
title_full Liquid biopsy: paving a new avenue for cancer research
title_fullStr Liquid biopsy: paving a new avenue for cancer research
title_full_unstemmed Liquid biopsy: paving a new avenue for cancer research
title_short Liquid biopsy: paving a new avenue for cancer research
title_sort liquid biopsy paving a new avenue for cancer research
topic Liquid biopsy
biomarkers
circulating tumor cells
circulating free or tumor DNA
circulating cell-free RNA
extracellular vesicles
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19336918.2024.2395807
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