Lung Cancer is a major health challenge being faced all across the globe. There have been many advances in the arena of early-stage lung cancer treatment but still many number of patients experience disease recurrence even after surgery and therapies. Recurrence rates in lung cancer are relatively high even in patients where it was detected at an early stage.
Study Explores Liquid Biopsy for Predicting Cancer Relapse
According to a study from NYU Langone Health and Grossman School of Medicine, the researchers have detailed real-time genetic monitoring to predict the risk of lung cancer relapse. The detailed article has been published in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.
The study highlights the implications of such blood tests for patient at every stage. Liquid biopsy is a medical test to analyze blood sample or another body fluids for biological clues associated with cancer.
Lung Cancer Recurrence Rates by Stage
The rates of stage I NSCLC recurrences ranges between 5 and 19 percent and this rises to 27 percent at stage II and up to 40 percent at Stage III.
Monitoring Circulating Tumor DNA Through Blood Tests
This new study focused on detection of recurrence of lung cancer after surgery. They monitored lung cancer patients across various treatment stages by using blood draws to track circulating tumor DNA levels.
They also evaluated how effectively liquid biopsy can predict recurrence of lung cancer. It was found that positive test result was highly sensitive biomarker for residual disease and could detect microscopic recurrence before tumors get visible in scanning.
Understanding Biological Differences in Lung Cancer
“Although SCLC has historically been treated largely as a single disease, we now recognize that there are important biological differences between tumors. Understanding these differences is essential to developing more effective treatments,” said Anish Thomas, M.D., the Roswell Park Professor of Hematology and Oncology and a member of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
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