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SUBMITTER: Batth IS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6755047 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine 20190711
There is a growing need for a more accurate, real-time assessment of tumor status and the probability of metastasis, relapse, or response to treatment. Conventional means of assessment include imaging and tissue biopsies that can be highly invasive, may not provide complete information of the disease's heterogeneity, and not ideal for repeat analysis. Therefore, a less-invasive means of acquiring similar information at greater time points is necessary. Liquid biopsies are samples of a patients' ...[more]