ReviewMolecular oncology2021
Detection and relevance of epigenetic markers on ctDNA: recent advances and future outlook.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Emerging biomarkers for non-invasive diagnosis and treatment of cancer: a systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
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- Biological multi-omics approaches to next-generation biomarkers in immune-related disorders and malignancies: An overview.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Review
- Liquid biopsy in malignant primary bone tumors: Clinical applications of circulating tumor DNA and circulating tumor cells for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment monitoring (Review).Oncology reports · 2026Review
- Transcriptional profiling of circulating extracellular vesicles from prebiopsy prostate cancer patients.Molecular oncology · 2026Article
- Emerging biomarkers in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment: Insights into genetic, RNA and metabolic markers (Review).International journal of oncology · 2026Review
- The association between periodontal disease and lung cancer: a re-evaluation of independent causal relationships in the presence of smoking as a confounder and an exploration of potential mechanisms.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
- Immunometabolic Reprogramming in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Therapeutic Implications.Oncology research · 2026Review
- DNA methylation features and diagnostic model establishment of MET amplification in lung adenocarcinoma.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2026Article
- Liquid Biopsy and Multi-Omic Biomarkers in Breast Cancer: Innovations in Early Detection, Therapy Guidance, and Disease Monitoring.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Circulating tumor DNA in lung cancer: a bibliometric analysis of studies published from 2001 to 2024.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Transforming Cancer Diagnostics: The Emergence of Liquid Biopsy and Epigenetic Markers.MedComm · 2025Review
- Cell-Free DNA as a Prognostic Biomarker in Oral Carcinogenesis and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Translational Perspective.Cancers · 2025Review
- Circulating Cell-Free DNA as an Epigenetic Biomarker for Early Diabetic Retinopathy: A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Liquid Biopsies in the Early Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Tailored Treatment of Colorectal Cancer.Cancers · 2025Review
- Polymerase Chain Reaction Chips for Biomarker Discovery and Validation in Drug Development.Micromachines · 2025Review
- Epigenomic Echoes-Decoding Genomic and Epigenetic Instability to Distinguish Lung Cancer Types and Predict Relapse.Epigenomes · 2025Review
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Abstract
Liquid biopsy, a minimally invasive approach, is a highly powerful clinical tool for the real-time follow-up of cancer and overcomes many limitations of tissue biopsies. Epigenetic alterations have a high potential to provide a valuable source of innovative biomarkers for cancer, owing to their stability, frequency, and noninvasive accessibility in bodily fluids. Numerous DNA methylation markers are now tested in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as potential biomarkers, in various types of cancer. DNA methylation in combination with liquid biopsy is very powerful in identifying circulating epigenetic biomarkers of clinical importance. Blood-based epigenetic biomarkers have a high potential for early detection of cancer since DNA methylation in plasma can be detected early during cancer pathogenesis. In this review, we summarize the latest findings on DNA methylation markers in ctDNA for early detection, prognosis, minimal residual disease, risk of relapse, treatment selection, and resistance, for breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancer.
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