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ReviewCancers2025

Liquid Biopsies in the Early Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Tailored Treatment of Colorectal Cancer.

Efstathia Liatsou, Ioannis Kollias, Maria Trapali, Diamantis I Tsilimigras, Maria Gavriatopoulou, Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos

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Review in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Validation of Prognostic Circulating Cell-Free RNA BiomarkersCurrent issues in molecular biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Efstathia LiatsouCAST, Center of Allogenic Transplantation and Cell Therapies, Karolinska University, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
Ioannis KolliasDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Maria TrapaliLaboratory of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Cosmetic Science, Department of Biomedical Medicine, University of West Attica, 12243 Egaleo, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8785-7522
Diamantis I TsilimigrasDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Maria GavriatopoulouDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Ioannis Ntanasis-StathopoulosDepartment of Clinical Therapeutics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6328-9783

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLiquid biopsies provide a less-invasive option to tissue biopsies for the early diagnosis, prognosis, and tailored therapy of colorectal cancer (CRC). CRC is a major cause of cancer-related death, and early identification is essential for improving patient outcomes. REVIEW: Conventional diagnostic techniques, including colonoscopy and tissue biopsy, may be enhanced by liquid biopsies that examine circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), extracellular vesicles (EVs), and other indicators present in body fluids. These markers provide significant insights into tumor biology, heterogeneity, and therapeutic response. CTCs detected in early-stage CRC have prognostic significance for disease recurrence and survival, while ctDNA investigation may uncover genetic mutations, epigenetic alterations, and tumor development. The identification of ctDNA in minimal residual disease (MRD) postsurgery correlates with an elevated risk of recurrence and unfavorable prognosis, underscoring its use in assessing treatment effectiveness. Furthermore, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) contained inside EVs provide potential prospective biomarkers and therapeutic targets, facilitating diagnosis and treatment assessment. Notwithstanding the potential of liquid biopsies, obstacles persist in assay standardization, sensitivity enhancement, and the management of tumor heterogeneity. Additional extensive research is required to determine their function in clinical practice.

conclusionOverall, liquid biopsies serve as a potential instrument for real-time monitoring, evaluating therapy responses, and directing individualized therapeutic strategies in CRC patients.

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circulating tumor cellscirculating tumor DNAcolorectal cancerdiagnosisliquid biopsyminimal residual diseasenon-coding RNAsprognosistreatment

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PMID40149264
PMCPMC11940745

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