Minimal residual disease in colorectal cancer. Tumor-informed versus tumor-agnostic approaches: unraveling the optimal strategy
Annals of Oncology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Whole‐genome sequencing of cell‐free DNA reveals DNA of tumor origin in plasma from patients with colorectal adenomas
Molecular Oncology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 20, 2025
The
presence
of
circulating
tumor
DNA
(ctDNA)
in
patients
with
colorectal
adenomas
remains
uncertain.
Studies
using
tumor‐agnostic
approaches
report
ctDNA
10–15%
patients,
though
uncertainty
as
to
whether
the
signal
originates
from
adenoma.
To
obtain
an
accurate
estimate
proportion
ctDNA,
a
sensitive
tumor‐informed
strategy
is
preferred,
it
ensures
detected
Here,
whole‐genome
sequencing‐based
analysis
(MRD‐EDGE
SNV
)
was
applied
two
independent
cohorts.
Cohort
1,
comprising
93
stage
III
cancer
(CRC)
and
40
healthy
individuals,
used
establish
threshold
at
95%
specificity.
This
then
2,
consisting
22
symptomatic
20
asymptomatic
adenomas.
In
III,
MRD‐EDGE
had
area
under
curve
0.98.
50%
25%
adenomas,
respectively.
median
adenoma
plasma
fraction
5.9
×
10
−5
.
These
finding
not
only
demonstrate
feasibility
detection
but
also
provides
necessary
sensitivity
required
detect
these
lesions,
paving
way
for
future
ctDNA‐based
screening
strategies.
Language: Английский
Accurate calling of low-frequency somatic mutations by sample-specific modeling of error rates
Yixin Lin,
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Carmen Oroperv,
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Peter Sørud Porsgård
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et al.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 20, 2024
Abstract
Calling
rare
somatic
variants
from
NGS
data
is
more
challenging
than
calling
inherited
variants,
especially
if
the
variant
only
present
in
a
small
fraction
of
cells
sequenced
biopsy.
In
this
case,
having
good
estimate
error
rate
specific
base
particular
read
becomes
essential.
paired-end
sequencing,
where
some
DNA
fragments
are
shorter
twice
length,
overlapping
regions
pairs
an
ideal
resource
for
training
models
to
discern
context-dependent
rates,
as
any
discordant
bases
overlaps
must
be
caused
by
sequencing
or
alignment
error.
We
have
created
new
tool
named
BBQ
(an
acronym
Better
Base
Quality)
that
uses
reads
conditional
on
mutation
type,
sequence
context,
and
quality.
also
how
much
concordant
decreased
compared
non-overlapping
reads.
Results
show
can
remove
errors
induced
damage
increased
quality
differs
between
samples
types,
reflecting
different
patterns
samples.
use
call
variants.
Sequencing
testis
biopsy
cell-free
sample
serve
proof-of-concept
germ
cell
detecting
cancer
mutations.
find
using
sample-specific
allows
us
with
fewer
false
positives
existing
tools
such
Mutect2
Strelka2.
Language: Английский