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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2023

Liquid biopsies and minimal residual disease in lymphoid malignancies.

Maroun Bou Zerdan, Joseph Kassab, Ludovic Saba, Elio Haroun, Morgan Bou Zerdan, Sabine Allam, Lewis Nasr, Walid Macaron, Mahinbanu Mammadli, Sarah Abou Moussa and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Maroun Bou ZerdanDepartment of Internal Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States.
Joseph KassabCleveland Clinic, Research Institute, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Ludovic SabaDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, United States.
Elio HarounDepartment of Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, New York, NY, United States.
Morgan Bou ZerdanFaculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Sabine AllamDepartment of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Balamand, Lebanon.
Lewis NasrUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, TX, United States.
Walid MacaronUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, TX, United States.
Mahinbanu MammadliDepartment of Internal Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States.
Sarah Abou MoussaFaculty of Medicine, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France.
Chakra P ChaulagainDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Myeloma and Amyloidosis Program, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, United States.
SUNY Upstate Medical University · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USCleveland Clinic · USCleveland Clinic Florida · USUniversité Paris-Saclay · FRUniversity of Balamand · LB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Minimal residual disease (MRD) assessment using peripheral blood instead of bone marrow aspirate/biopsy specimen or the biopsy of the cancerous infiltrated by lymphoid malignancies is an emerging technique with enormous interest of research and technological innovation at the current time. In some lymphoid malignancies (particularly ALL), Studies have shown that MRD monitoring of the peripheral blood may be an adequate alternative to frequent BM aspirations. However, additional studies investigating the biology of liquid biopsies in ALL and its potential as an MRD marker in larger patient cohorts in treatment protocols are warranted. Despite the promising data, there are still limitations in liquid biopsies in lymphoid malignancies, such as standardization of the sample collection and processing, determination of timing and duration for liquid biopsy analysis, and definition of the biological characteristics and specificity of the techniques evaluated such as flow cytometry, molecular techniques, and next generation sequencies. The use of liquid biopsy for detection of minimal residual disease in T-cell lymphoma is still experimental but it has made significant progress in multiple myeloma for example. Recent attempt to use artificial intelligence may help simplify the algorithm for testing and may help avoid inter-observer variation and operator dependency in these highly technically demanding testing process.

Indexed as

liquid biopsylymphoid malignanciesminimal residual diseasemultiple myelomaoncology

Identifiers

PMID37228488
PMCPMC10203459
OpenAlexW4378348451

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