Clinical Application of Liquid Biopsy in Targeted Therapy of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Background. Colorectal cancers (CRC) shed DNA into blood circulation. There is growing evidence that the analysis of circulating tumor DNA can be effectively used for monitoring of disease, to track tumor heterogeneity and to evaluate response to treatment. Case Presentation. Here, we describe two c...

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Main Authors: Jörg Trojan, Susanne Klein-Scory, Christine Koch, Wolff Schmiegel, Alexander Baraniskin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6139634