SynthesisJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2020
Comparison of liquid-based to tissue-based biopsy analysis by targeted next generation sequencing in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a comprehensive systematic review.
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- Clinical Validity and Utility of Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) Testing in Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (aNSCLC): A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis.Molecular diagnosis & therapy · 2024 · on this mapPooled it
- Liquid biopsy in non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis of state-of-the-art and future perspectives.Frontiers in genetics · 2023Pooled it
- Reliability of BRAF mutation detection using plasma sample: A systematic review and meta-analysisMedicine · 2021Pooled it
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- Preservation of cell-free RNA in percutaneous core-needle biopsy specimens' supernatants from non-small cell lung cancer improves genomic testing performance.The journal of pathology. Clinical research · 2026Article
- Prognostic impact of genomically matched therapy for solid cancers using real-world data from a provincial hospital in Japan.International journal of clinical oncology · 2026Article
- Unveiling the clinical impact of plasma-only mutations in non-small cell lung cancer: a Korean multicenter experience.Translational lung cancer research · 2025Article
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- Recent advances in liquid biopsy for precision oncology: emerging biomarkers and clinical applications in lung cancer.Future oncology (London, England) · 2025Review
- Performance of KRAS mutation detection in plasma exosomes from patients with early-stage colorectal cancer.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Efficacy and safety of furmonertinib in patients with EGFR‑mutant advanced lung adenocarcinoma after failure of multiple lines of therapy: A single‑center retrospective study.Oncology letters · 2025Article
- Circulating tumor DNA profiling for non-invasive genomic analysis in Indian lung cancer patients: A real-world experience.The journal of liquid biopsy · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Analysis of Advancement in Optical Biosensing Techniques for Early Detection of Cancerous Cells.Biosensors · 2025Review
- Mutational profiling using liquid biopsy to guide targeted therapy in patients with metastatic cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Liquid biopsy for breast cancer and other solid tumors: a review of recent advances.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Review
- A cost-effectiveness analysis model of actionable genomic alteration testing strategies incorporating different modalities and sizes of next-generation sequencing panels in non-small-cell lung cancer.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2025Article
- Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and the EGFR Exon 19 Deletion p.L747 Benefit from Chemotherapy and First-Generation Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Compared with Patients with p.E746.OncoTargets and therapy · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeTo explore whether targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) of liquid biopsy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) could potentially overcome the innate problems that arise with standard tissue biopsy, like intratumoral heterogeneity and the inability to obtain adequate samples for analysis.
methodsThe Scopus, Cochrane Library, and MEDLINE (via PubMed) databases were searched for studies with matched tissue and liquid biopsies from advanced NSCLC patients, analyzed with targeted NGS. The number of mutations detected in tissue biopsy only, liquid biopsy only, or both was assessed and the positive percent agreement (PPA) of the two methods was calculated for every clinically relevant gene.
resultsA total of 644 unique relevant articles were retrieved and data were extracted from 38 studies fulfilling the inclusion criteria. The sample size was composed of 2000 mutations tested in matched tissue and liquid biopsies derived from 1141 patients. No studies analyzed circulating tumor cells. The calculated PPA rates were 53.6% (45/84) for ALK, 53.9% (14/26) for BRAF, 56.5% (13/23) for ERBB2, 67.8% (428/631) for EGFR, 64.2% (122/190) for KRAS, 58.6% (17/29) for MET, 54.6% (12/22) for RET, and 53.3% (8/15) for ROS1. We additionally recorded data for 65 genes that are not recommended by current guidelines for mutational testing. An extra category containing results of unspecified genes was added, with a PPA rate of 55.7% (122/219).
conclusionDespite many advantages, liquid biopsy might be unable to fully substitute its tissue counterpart in detecting clinically relevant mutations in advanced NSCLC patients. However, it may serve as a helpful tool when making therapeutic decisions. More studies are needed to evaluate its role in everyday clinical practice.
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