Cerebrospinal fluid liquid biopsy by low-pass whole genome sequencing for clinical disease monitoring in pediatric embryonal tumors.
Erin E CrottyVera A PaulsonRebecca RonsleyNicholas A VitanzaAmy LeeJason HauptmanHannah E GoldsteinChristina M LockwoodSarah E S LearyBonnie L ColePublished in: Neuro-oncology advances (2024)
LP-WGS of CSF-derived cfDNA is feasible using a clinical platform, with greater sensitivity for tumor detection compared to conventional CSF cytologic analysis at initial staging. Large prospective studies are needed to further evaluate LP-WGS as a predictive biomarker.