The evidence base for circulating tumour DNA blood-based biomarkers for the early detection of cancer: a systematic mapping review

A. Cree, Ian; Uttley, Lesley; Buckley Woods, Helen; Kikuchi, Hugh; Reiman, Anne; Harnan, Susan; Whiteman, Becky; Taylor Philips, Sian; Messenger, Michael; Cox, Angela; Dawn Teare, M.; Sheils, Orla; Shaw, Jacqui

doi:10.1186/s12885-017-3693-7

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The evidence base for circulating tumour DNA blood-based biomarkers for the early detection of cancer: a systematic mapping review

Published in BMC Cancer • Oct 23, 2017

Authors:

Ian A. Cree

Lesley Uttley

Helen Buckley Woods

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The presence of circulating cell-free DNA from tumours in blood (ctDNA) is of major importance to those interested in early cancer detection, as well as to those wishing to monitor tumour progression or diagnose the presence of activating mutations to guide treatment. In 2014, the UK Ear...

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Medicine

Surgical oncology

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