Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37696619›Full record

ReviewJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2023

Cell-free DNA approaches for cancer early detection and interception.

Jamie E Medina, Nicholas C Dracopoli, Peter B Bach, Anna Lau, Robert B Scharpf, Gerrit A Meijer, Claus Lindbjerg Andersen, Victor E Velculescu

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
61citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
19.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Circulating-free DNA: A promising tool for early detection of myocardial infarction.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Jamie E MedinaJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6124-0548
Nicholas C DracopoliDelfi Diagnostics Inc, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Peter B BachDelfi Diagnostics Inc, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Anna LauDelfi Diagnostics Inc, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Robert B ScharpfJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Gerrit A MeijerNetherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Claus Lindbjerg AndersenDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Victor E VelculescuJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA velculescu@jhmi.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-1195-438X
Johns Hopkins University · USAarhus University · DKThe Netherlands Cancer Institute · NL

Funding

ECOG-ACRIN Thoracic Malignancies Integrated Translational Science CenterUG1CA233259 · NCI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI CARBONE, DAVID P., LEAL, TICIANA · 2019 to 2025
$5.1M
Large-Scale Genetic Analyses of Human CancerR01CA121113 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ANAGNOSTOU, VALSAMO, VELCULESCU, VICTOR E. · 2006 to 2022
$4.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA121113NCI NIH HHS UG1 CA233259
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid advancements in the area of early cancer detection have brought us closer to achieving the goals of finding cancer early enough to treat or cure it, while avoiding harms of overdiagnosis. We evaluate progress in the development of early cancer detection tests in the context of the current principles for cancer screening. We review cell-free DNA (cfDNA)-based approaches using mutations, methylation, or fragmentomes for early cancer detection. Lastly, we discuss the challenges in demonstrating clinical utility of these tests before integration into routine clinical care.

Indexed as

Cell-Free Nucleic AcidsNeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerHumansMutationCell-Free Nucleic AcidsBiomarkers, TumorNeoplastic Cells, CirculatingReview

Identifiers

PMID37696619
PMCPMC10496721
OpenAlexW4386597809

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