When examined alone, the ASPS patients had a clinical benefit rate of 83 %, as two patients had
stable disease along with the three partial responses.
In previous studies, the same group
along with others had demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) produced by eukaryotic cells and viruses are present in human blood in highly
stable, cell - free forms and these so called circulating miRNAs can serve as non-invasive biomarkers for the early diagnosis of various
diseases, including viral
diseases.