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| العنوان: |
Early Detection of Circulating Tumor DNA Postoperatively Enables Discovery of Resectable Metastatic Disease in a Patient with Colon Cancer. |
| المؤلفون: |
Weinberg, Benjamin A., Winslow, Emily R., Bayasi, Mohammed, Krainock, Michael R., Olshan, Perry M., Billings, Paul R., Aleshin, Alexey |
| المصدر: |
Case Reports in Oncology; 2021, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p1748-1753, 6p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
CIRCULATING tumor DNA, COLON cancer, COLON diseases, CANCER relapse, CANCER patients, LIVER metastasis |
| مستخلص: |
Currently, serum carcinoembryonic agent (CEA) along with contrast-enhanced imaging and colonoscopy are used for evaluation of recurrence of colorectal cancer. However, CEA is an unreliable and nonspecific biomarker that may fail to rise and signal relapse. Analysis of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in patients offers a minimally invasive method to assess risk of relapse several months ahead of conventional clinical means. Here, we report the case of a colon adenocarcinoma with postoperative liver metastasis diagnosed early by ctDNA measurement, using a personalized NGS-mPCR assay. While ctDNA levels continued to rise, CEA levels tested negative. Metastatic relapse to the liver was promptly confirmed by PET/CT scan. The patient underwent a successful metastasectomy with curative intent. Following surgery, the patient exhibited no evidence of disease and ctDNA levels remained negative. Our case report suggests that the early detection of postoperative molecular residual disease by means of ctDNA measurement can accurately predict mCRC relapse in cases where CEA levels fail to increase. Close monitoring of ctDNA levels during the postoperative period can allow for earlier intervention and more favorable outcomes in relapsing mCRC patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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