Circulating tumor DNA as a liquid biopsy for glioma detection in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Tumor DNA detected in spinal fluid shows stronger promise than blood for identifying brain tumors early.
This PubMed record reports a systematic review and meta-analysis about Circulating tumor DNA as a liquid biopsy for glioma detection in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The available abstract indicates CSF ctDNA analysis exhibited superior sensitivity compared to plasma ctDNA.
What the study was
- Study design
- Systematic review and meta-analysis
- Population
- Human participants
- Sample size
- 613
- Category
- Early Detection
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- Neuro-oncology advances
Why it surfaced
Systematic review and meta-analysis; directly matches Early cancer detection. Conservative abstract-level score 8/10.
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