Liquid biopsy guides successful molecular targeted therapy of an inoperable pediatric brainstem neoplasm

Abstract Midline CNS tumors are occasionally inaccessible for surgical biopsies. In these instances, cell-free DNA (cfDNA) may serve as a viable alternative for molecular analysis and identification of targetable mutations. Here, we report a young child with an inoperable brainstem tumor in whom a s...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Arthur, Lena-Maria Carlson, Jan Svoboda, Ulrika Sandvik, Cecilia Jylhä, Magnus Nordenskjöld, Stefan Holm, Emma Tham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:npj Precision Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-024-00535-8