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CancerSEEK
Indications:
- screening for cancer
- ovarian cancer
- liver cancer
- esophageal cancer
- pancreatic cancer
- gastric cancer
- colorectal cancer
- lung cancer
- breast cancer
Procedure:
- measures circulating tumor DNA from 16 genes + 8 protein biomarkers
- uses machine-based learning to analyze data
General
cell-free (circulating tumor) DNA in plasma (liquid biopsy, cFDNA, ctDNA)
multigene testing; expression profile
References
- Castellino AM
CancerSEEK: Blood Test That Detects Eight Common Cancers
Medscape - Jan 18, 2018.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/891491
- Cohen JD, Li L, Wang Y et al
Detection and localization of surgically resectable cancers
with a multi-analyte blood test.
Science. Jan 18, 2018
PMID: 29348365
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2018/01/17/science.aar3247