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Peri-Operative Detection of Circulating Tumor DNA Using a Customized NGS Tumor-Informed Assay in Patients With HPV-Negative Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

A personalized blood test can track treatment response and spot early cancer return in head-and-neck cancer patients at highest risk.

This prospective study validated a customized, tumor-informed NGS-based ctDNA assay for peri-operative monitoring in HPV-negative locally advanced HNSCC, a high-risk group with limited liquid biopsy data. The approach could improve treatment monitoring and early recurrence detection in this poor-prognosis subgroup.

What the study was

Study design
Prospective cohort study
Population
HPV-negative locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients
Category
Diagnostics
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
International Journal of Cancer

Why it surfaced

Tumor-informed ctDNA assay in underrepresented HNSCC subtype; incremental value for liquid biopsy surveillance.

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