A protocol to clinically evaluate liquid biopsies as a tool to speed up diagnosis of children and young adults with aggressive infection-related lymphoma in East Africa “(AI-REAL)”

A protocol to clinically evaluate liquid biopsies as a tool to speed up diagnosis of children and young adults with aggressive infection-related lymphoma in East Africa “(AI-REAL)”

Abstract Background The capacity for invasive tissue biopsies followed by histopathology diagnosis in sub-Saharan Africa is severely limited. Consequently, many cancer patients are diagnosed late and outcomes are poor. Here, we propose to evaluate circulating tumour (ct) DNA analysis (“liquid biopsy...

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Main Authors: Ismail D. Legason, Martin D. Ogwang, Clara Chamba, Elifuraha Mkwizu, Claire El Mouden, Hadija Mwinula, Lulu Chirande, Anna Schuh, Faraja Chiwanga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Liquid biopsy
ctDNA
Histopathology
EBV-driven lymphoma
Protocol
East Africa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09553-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-022-09553-w

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