Liquid Biopsies from Pleural Effusions and Plasma from Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Feasibility Study.

Gabriele Moretti Paolo AretiniFrancesca LessiChiara Maria MazzantiGuntulu Ak Muzaffer MetintaşCecilia LandoRosa Angela FilibertiMarco LucchiAlessandra BonottiRudy FoddisAlfonso Cristaudo Andrea BottariAlessandro ApolloMarzia Del Re Romano Danesi Luciano MuttiFederica GemignaniStefano Landi

Published in: Cancers (2021)

We found robust evidence that mutated DNA is spilled from MPMs, mostly into pleural fluids, proving the concept that liquid biopsies are feasible for MPM patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ionic liquid
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
single molecule
ultrasound guided
circulating tumor
patient reported
nucleic acid