Individualized Mutation Detection in Circulating Tumor DNA for Monitoring Colorectal Tumor Burden Using a Cancer-Associated Gene Sequencing Panel
Sato KA, Hachiya T, Iwaya T, Kume K, Matsuo T, Kawasaki K, Abiko Y, Akasaka R, Matsumoto T, Otsuka K, Nishizuka SS. Individualized Mutation Detection in Circulating Tumor DNA for Monitoring Colorectal Tumor Burden Using a Cancer-Associated Gene Sequencing Panel. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0146275. PMID: 26727500, PMCID: PMC4699643, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAllelesCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA PrimersDNA, NeoplasmFemaleGenes, NeoplasmHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMiddle AgedMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionPoint MutationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSequence Analysis, DNATumor BurdenConceptsPeripheral blood mononuclear cellsTumor burdenColorectal tumorsVariant allele frequencyCurative resectionDroplet digital PCRPlasma DNACancer-associated genesTumor DNATumor burden monitoringUtility of ctDNABlood mononuclear cellsSingle nucleotide variantsGene sequencing panelAllele frequenciesMutation spectrumCancer patientsMononuclear cellsPrimary tumorCtDNA markersClinical utilityHealthy individualsSequencing panelGene point mutationsTumors