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Liquid Biopsies – News and Features

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Blood Test Identifies Hard-To-Detect Pancreatic Cancer With 85% Accuracy

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University developed PAC-MANN, a blood test that detects pancreatic cancer with 98% accuracy. The test identifies protease activity linked to tumors, allowing earlier detection and tracking of treatment response.
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Blood Test May Guide Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use To Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

A study finds that celecoxib improves disease-free survival in stage 3 colon cancer patients with positive ctDNA after surgery. The analysis highlights ctDNA’s predictive role in identifying patients who may benefit from anti-inflammatory drugs.
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Key Strategies for Optimizing NGS Workflows

In this article, Momin Shah discusses how to ensure that NGS protocols are optimized from the outset to save time and costs on new research projects.
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The Impact of Functional Genomics in Drug Discovery

Functional genomics can help deconvolute the link between genotype and phenotype in disease, revealing new drug targets and progressing understanding of existing drugs.
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Preventing Cancer Metastases With Cardiac Drug

Successful test in breast cancer patients: the active agent digoxin, a cardiac medication, dissolves clusters of circulating breast cancer cells in the blood, thus reducing the risk of metastases formation.
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Machine Learning-Powered Blood Test Enables Detection of Multiple Cancers

A new machine learning-powered blood test can detect multiple types of cancer in their earliest stages.
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New ctDNA Test Predicts Lung Cancer Relapse Risk and Survival

A study finds that a sensitive test detecting circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) in early-stage lung cancer can predict relapse risk and survival. This approach could help doctors personalize treatment and improve patient outcomes.
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40% Drop in Lung Cancer Deaths Using Biomarker Testing Trial

A study has demonstrated that biomarker testing in smokers and ex-smokers can reduce lung cancer deaths by 40%. This large-scale trial highlights how measurable biological indicators enable earlier detection of lung cancer, improving survival rates.
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Study Detects Cancer Cells With Biolasers

University of Michigan researchers developed a biolaser-based method to detect circulating tumor cells in pancreatic and lung cancer patients. By combining cell lasers with machine learning, the technique identifies tumor cells with 99% accuracy.
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Researchers Produce Mini-Tumors From Circulating Cancer Cells

For the first time, researchers have cultivated stable tumor organoids from circulating breast cancer cells, improving research into therapy resistance.
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