Importantly, without any prior knowledge from
the analysis of tumor tissue, 76 % of «actionable» mutations (genetic changes that can be matched to an approved targeted therapy or one being tested in clinical trials) detected in tissue were also detected in blood.
Not exact matches
Analysis of blood and
tissue samples from one patient revealed that plakoglobin was expressed in CTC clusters but not single CTCs and also was expressed in some portions
of both the primary
tumor and metastases.
«As there are no published guidelines for the use
of ctDNA for EGFR mutation
analysis in the absence
of tumor tissue, these results may help address this current unmet need.»
Analysis of images showed that the contrast used by the research team bound almost exclusively to the fibrin - fibronectin complexes, producing a strong and prolonged image enhancement
of micrometastases and
tumors compared with normal
tissue.
Using a very sensitive DNA
analysis technique that can also be employed when only very small amounts
of DNA from old
tissue are available, the researchers could compare the two current cell lines with the
tumor from which the cell line was established.
The biopsy
of his primary
tumor pointed to treatment with anti-HER2 therapy (Herceptin), but
tissue from the metastatic biopsy, as well as cfDNA
analysis, was negative for HER2 and positive for anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy (ABT - 806).
Patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) treated with an experimental vaccine made from the patient's own resected
tumor tissue showed an improved survival compared with historical patients who received the standard
of care alone, according to an
analysis of a phase 2 trial
of this vaccine that was recently published in the journal Neuro - Oncology and accompanied by an editorial highlighting the importance
of the trial.
I am particularly interested in the neuronal
tissue and the
analysis of gene regulators implicated in both differentiation and brain
tumor development.
We are using mouse models in conjunction with human
tissue analysis to understand how this fibrosis arises and how it can be altered to allow access
of chemotherapeutic agents to the
tumor.
For AQUA
analysis, 2 pairs
of slides (containing two cores from different areas
of each matching primary and metastatic
tumor per patient) or test arrays
of cores from FFPE placental
tissue and MEL624 cells not overexpressing or overexpressing PD - L1 were concomitantly stained.
Tumor analyses commonly employ a correction with a matched normal (MN), a sample from healthy
tissue of the same individual, in order to distinguish germline mutations from somatic mutations.
The
analysis of 278 transposition - induced prostate, breast and skin
tumors detected
tissue - specific and shared data sets
of known and candidate genes involved in cancer.
The diagnosis
of the TVT was further supported by the identification and
analysis of long interspersed nuclear elements (LINE) from paraffin - embedded
tumor tissue.
This means there is no microscopic signs
of tumor cells in the
tissue submitted for
analysis.
Your vet may stick a needle into the breast
tissue and withdraw some
of the
tumor cells, or he may do a more invasive biopsy, involving actual surgery to remove the lump for pathological
analysis.