Liquid biopsies are gaining popularity in cancer treatment as non-invasive blood tests. The potential of this rapidly expanding technology for routine detection of cancers need to be explored. Effective therapy of most cancers rely on early detection of both the primary event and recurrences. Detection of cancers using non invasive blood tests is an option that can replace tedious biopsies and invasive investigations. The search for highly sensitive blood tests that serve this purpose is still ongoing.
Blood tests rely on detection of specific bio-markers in the peripheral circulation. The most recent progress in this field is the detection of genetic make up of solid tumors without invasive tissue biopsies using liquid biopsies. Specific genetic changes have been identified to be closely associated with various cancers. These mutations can decide the aggressiveness and the extend of…
