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ReviewJournal of surgical oncology2025

Circulating tumor DNA in management of primary liver malignancy: A review of the literature and future directions.

Noah X Tocci, Chase J Wehrle, Keyue Sun, Chunbao Jiao, Hanna Hong, Abby Gross, Erlind Allkushi, Melis Uysal, Maureen Whitsett Linganna, Katheryn Stackhouse and 6 more

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Review in Journal of surgical oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Noah X TocciDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Chase J WehrleDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9275-4744
Keyue SunLerner Research Institute, Inflammation & Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Chunbao JiaoLerner Research Institute, Inflammation & Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Hanna HongDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Abby GrossDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Erlind AllkushiDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Melis UysalDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Maureen Whitsett LingannaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Katheryn StackhouseDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Koji HashimotoDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Andrea SchlegelDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
R Matthew WalshDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Charles MillerDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
David C H KwonDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Federico AucejoDepartment of Hepato-pancreato-biliary & Liver Transplant Surgery, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary liver malignancies are a serious and challenging global health concern. The most common primary tumors are hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma. These diseases portend poor prognosis when presenting with progressive, extensive disease. There is a critical need for improved diagnosis, therapeutic intervention, and monitoring surveillance in liver-related malignancies. Liquid biopsy using ctDNA provides an opportunity for growth within these domains for liver-related malignancy. However, ctDNA is relatively understudied in this field compared with other solid tumor types, possibly due to the complex nature of the pathology. In this review, we aim to discuss ctDNA, the current literature, and future directions of this technology within primary liver malignancies.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholangiocarcinomaCirculating Tumor DNALiver NeoplasmsHumansLiquid BiopsyPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorCirculating Tumor DNAcholangiocarcinomactDNAhepatocellular carcinomaliquid biopsyliver malignancy

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PMID39155663
PMCPMC12120392

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