A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal

Potential of Liquid Biopsies for Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Response to Treatment




AuthorsEigeliene N., Saarenheimo J., Jekunen A.

PublisherS. Karger AG

Publication year2019

JournalOncology

Journal name in sourceOncology (Switzerland)

Volume96

Issue3

First page 115

Last page124

Number of pages10

ISSN0030-2414

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1159/000495615


Abstract

Cancer therapy decisions are often made according to the histopathological-molecular profile of tumor tissue obtained from surgery or biopsy. It has been shown that tumor profiles change with time and treatment, and that tumor tissue is heterogeneous. Thus, other approaches that are easily accessible and less invasive than surgery or biopsy to monitor responses to treatment and predict relapses are urgently needed. In the last few years, the term “liquid biopsies” has been introduced to represent multifunctional circulating biomarkers in the peripheral blood and other physiological fluids of patients with cancer. Liquid biopsies are a noninvasive alternative to tissue biopsies, but they have not been implemented in routine clinical practice for breast cancer. In addition, liquid biopsies seem to be a promising approach for personalized medicine, which enables the prediction, monitoring, and rational selection of appropriate therapy for individual patients. In this review, we outline recent progress and current challenges with liquid biopsies in clinical practice for breast cancer diagnosis, treatment choices, and responses to therapy from a clinician’s perspective.



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