ReviewNature reviews. Cancer2017
Liquid biopsies come of age: towards implementation of circulating tumour DNA.
Review in Nature reviews. Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 1,533 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Second Primary Lung Cancer Cohort Study (SPORT)
A Multidimensional Early-Recurrence Risk Stratification System and Personalized Treatment for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A Prospective Clinical Study
Who cites it
1,533 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Postoperative ctDNA-Guided Adjuvant Therapy in Resected Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prognostic Validity Versus Treatment-Decision Utility.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Circulating Tumor DNA and Circulating Tumor Cells in Liquid Biopsy as Post-Treatment Prognostic Biomarkers in Early Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Bile Cell-Free DNA as a Tumor-Proximal Source for Molecular Profiling of Biliary Tract Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Molecular diagnosis & therapy · 2026Pooled it
- The Prognostic Value of Circulating Tumor DNA for Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Association of Circulating Tumor DNA With Brain Metastases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Pooled it
- Prognostic value of postoperative circulating tumor DNA for recurrence-free survival in resected non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Pooled it
- Prognostic Value of Pretreatment Circulating Tumor HPV DNA Load in HPV-Associated Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Circulating tumour DNA for a minimal residual disease assessment and recurrence risk in hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Non-invasive screening in hereditary cancer: a randomized controlled trial to test cell-free DNA-based early detection in the CHARM consortium.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2026Trial
- Changes in plasma cfDNA ERBB2 copy number reflect prognosis in HER2-positive gastric cancer: a correlative analysis of the KSCC-TROX A2 study.International journal of clinical oncology · 2026Trial
- The peripheral immune landscape of human breast cancer.Oncoimmunology · 2026Review
- Distinct genomic landscape of non-small cell lung cancer in Bangladeshi patients: Implications for precision oncology in a resource-limited setting.Translational oncology · 2026Article
- Recurrence in Real Time: Rethinking Breast Cancer Follow-Up Evaluation with Circulating Tumor DNA.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Liquid biopsy in modern medicine: advancing diagnostics from molecular insights to clinical practice.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Circulating tumour DNA and extrachromosomal DNA in prostate and bladder cancer: biology, clinical applications and future perspectives.World journal of urology · 2026Review
- Applications of circulating tumor DNA in unresectable and advanced non-small cell lung cancer immunotherapy: from stratification to therapeutic guidance.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Artificial intelligence in biomarker discovery for diseases: diagnostic and therapeutic prospects.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026Review
- Electrochemical Biosensors for Circulating Tumor Cells and ctDNA: Emerging Strategies for Precision Oncology.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Review
- Analysis of cell-free DNA in lymphomas: from sample collection to genotyping and minimal residual disease monitoring.Blood advances · 2026Review
- Predictors of perceived value of multi-cancer early detection testing: a national PRECEDE-PROCEED framework study.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
1,473 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
9 authors.
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Abstract
Improvements in genomic and molecular methods are expanding the range of potential applications for circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA), both in a research setting and as a 'liquid biopsy' for cancer management. Proof-of-principle studies have demonstrated the translational potential of ctDNA for prognostication, molecular profiling and monitoring. The field is now in an exciting transitional period in which ctDNA analysis is beginning to be applied clinically, although there is still much to learn about the biology of cell-free DNA. This is an opportune time to appraise potential approaches to ctDNA analysis, and to consider their applications in personalized oncology and in cancer research.
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