Personalized tumor-specific DNA junctions to detect circulating tumor in patients with endometrial cancer.
Tommaso GrassiFaye R HarrisJames B SmadbeckStephen J MurphyMatthew S BlockFrancesco MultinuJanet L Schaefer KleinPiyan ZhangGiannoula KaragougaMinetta C LiuAlyssa LarishMaureen A LemensMarla Kay S SommerfieldSerena CappuccioJohn C ChevilleGeorge VasmatzisAndrea MarianiPublished in: PloS one (2021)
This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of using personalized tumor-specific junction panels for detecting ctDNA in the plasma of endometrial cancer patients. Larger studies and longer follow-up are needed to validate the potential association between pre-surgical ctDNA detection and the presence of cancers with aggressive pathologic tumor characteristics or advanced stage observed in this study.