Liquid biopsy in peritoneal fluid and plasma as a prognostic factor in advanced colorectal and appendiceal tumors after complete cytoreduction and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy
Background: Positive cytology has been identified as an independent negative prognostic factor in patients with peritoneal metastases (PM) of colorectal origin. Liquid biopsy in plasma may detect increasing levels of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and could help predict systemic relapse in patients w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-12-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1758835920981351 |