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ArticleOncotarget2025

Analytical validation of a circulating tumor DNA assay using PhasED-Seq technology for detecting residual disease in B-cell malignancies.

Nina Klimova, Sandra Close, David M Kurtz, Richard D Hockett, Laura Hyland

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Article in Oncotarget, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  6. Prospective Validation of Circulating Tumor DNA Measurable Residual Disease After First-Line Therapy in Large B-Cell Lymphoma.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2026
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Nina KlimovaForesight Diagnostics, Boulder, CO 80301, USA.
Sandra CloseForesight Diagnostics, Boulder, CO 80301, USA.
David M KurtzForesight Diagnostics, Boulder, CO 80301, USA.
Richard D HockettForesight Diagnostics, Boulder, CO 80301, USA.
Laura HylandForesight Diagnostics, Boulder, CO 80301, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCirculating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can be used as a tool to detect minimal residual disease (MRD) which can provide important prognostic information in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL). Here, we present an ultra-sensitive MRD assay reliant on Phased Variant Enrichment and Detection Sequencing (PhasED-Seq), which leverages phased variants to detect ctDNA.

methodsBlank plasma samples were used to assess assay specificity and a limiting dilution series with a DLBCL clinical-contrived sample was performed to assess assay sensitivity and precision. DLBCL plasma patient samples with MRD comparator assay results were tested with PhasED-Seq technology to assess assay accuracy.

resultsThe assay's false positive rate was 0.24% and the background error rate was 1.95E-08. The limit of detection at 95% detection rate with 120 ng of input DNA was 0.7 parts in 1,000,000 and precision was >96%. Positive percent agreement for the MRD assay was 90.62% (95% CI 74.98%, 98.02%) and negative percent agreement was 77.78% (95% CI 52.73, 93.59) using a single nucleotide variant-based method as reference.

conclusionsThe PhasED-Seq-based MRD assay has strong analytical and clinical performance in B-cell malignancies. Improved ctDNA detection methods such as this may improve patient outcomes through detection of residual disease or early relapse.

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Biomarkers, TumorCirculating Tumor DNAHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseNeoplasm, ResidualHumansReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityBiomarkers, TumorCirculating Tumor DNACLARITYctDNAMRDPhasED-Seqresidual disease

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PMCPMC12068320

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