Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2024 Jan 12;14(1):23-25.
doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-23-1238.

Is It Time to Incorporate Liquid Biopsy into High-Risk Cancer Surveillance Protocols in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome?

Alicia Latham  1   2 , Suzanne P MacFarland  3 , Michael F Walsh  1   2   4 , Kara N Maxwell  5 , Zsofia K Stadler  1   2
Affiliations
Editorial

Is It Time to Incorporate Liquid Biopsy into High-Risk Cancer Surveillance Protocols in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome?

Alicia Latham et al. Cancer Discov. .

Abstract

In the first prospective study evaluating circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for early cancer detection, Wong, Luo, and colleauges demonstrate the feasibility of liquid biopsy as an augmentation to current surveillance protocols for patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, an inherited cancer predisposition associated with high cancer risk in both pediatric and adult populations. Though additional clinical validation in larger cohorts is needed, this research highlights that a multimodal approach is likely necessary to improve the sensitivity of liquid biopsy assays for early cancer detection. See related article by Wong, Lou et al., p. 104 (9).

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

  • Early Cancer Detection in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome with Cell-Free DNA.
    Wong D, Luo P, Oldfield LE, Gong H, Brunga L, Rabinowicz R, Subasri V, Chan C, Downs T, Farncombe KM, Luu B, Norman M, Sobotka JA, Uju P, Eagles J, Pedersen S, Wellum J, Danesh A, Prokopec SD, Stutheit-Zhao EY, Znassi N, Heisler LE, Jovelin R, Lam B, Lujan Toro BE, Marsh K, Sundaravadanam Y, Torti D, Man C, Goldenberg A, Xu W, Veit-Haibach P, Doria AS, Malkin D, Kim RH, Pugh TJ. Wong D, et al. Cancer Discov. 2024 Jan 12;14(1):104-119. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-23-0456. Cancer Discov. 2024. PMID: 37874259 Free PMC article.

Substances

LinkOut - more resources