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ReviewNeuro-oncology2025

Preanalytical variables and analytes in liquid biopsy approach for brain tumors: A comprehensive review and recommendations from the RANO Group and the Brain Liquid Biopsy Consortium.

Chetan Bettegowda, Houtan Noushmehr, Alessandra Affinito, Manmeet S Ahluwalia, Olaf Ansorge, Katayoun Ayasoufi, Stephen Bagley, Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, Myron Best, Dieta Brandsma and 39 more

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Review in Neuro-oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

49 authors.

Chetan BettegowdaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Khatib Brain Tumor Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9991-7123
Houtan NoushmehrDepartment of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4051-8114
Alessandra AffinitoDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University, Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3887-6513
Manmeet S AhluwaliaMiami Cancer Institute, and Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3794-9511
Olaf AnsorgeNeuropathology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1825-5434
Katayoun AyasoufiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3797-0823
Stephen BagleyUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7117-0539
Jill Barnholtz-SloanDivision of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6190-9304
Myron BestDepartment of Neurosurgery, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1230-8673
Dieta BrandsmaDepartment of Neuro-Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7998-9904
Chaya BrodieFaculty of Life Sciences and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Anke Brüning-RichardsonSchool of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9862-9805
Ana Valeria CastroDepartment of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Susan M ChangDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3521-364X
Gerolama CondorelliDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, Federico II University, Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0177-8829
Ahmad DaherDepartment of Neurology& Rehabilitation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6079-7929
Vineet DattaDepartment of Research and Innovations, Datar Cancer Genetics, Nasik, India.
John de GrootDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1454-6461
Pim FrenchBrain Tumor Center, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0668-9529
Evanthia GalanisDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8014-786X
Anna GolebiewskaNORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0002-4160-2521
Petra HamerlikDivision of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5856-0161
C Oliver HanemannPeninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1951-1025
Matthias HoldhoffSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3285-3484
Jason HuseDepartments of Pathology and Translational Molecular Pathology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4514-0640
Mustafa KhasrawDepartment of Neurosurgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3249-9849
Suzanne LeBlangClinical Relationships, Focused Ultrasound Foundation, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7329-6138
Beatrice MelinDepartment of Diagnostics and Intervention Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-9982-3757
Florent MouliereCancer Research UK National Biomarker Centre, University of Manchester, UK.
Claire O'LearyDivision of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Janusz RakDepartment of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Amitava RayApollo Hospitals and Exsegen Genomics Research, Hyderabad, India.
Stephen RobinsonDepartment of Biochemistry and Biomedicine, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Ola RominiyiDivision of Neuroscience, University of Sheffield and Department of Neurosurgery, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9724-0224
Federico RoncaroliDivision of Neuroscience, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3650-5572
Roberta RudàDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Department Neuroscience 'Rita Levi Montalcini', University of Turin, Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9134-1537
Joan SeoaneVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) and University, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Barcelona, Spain.
Nik SolDepartment of Neuro-Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1782-1852
Martin J van den BentDepartment Neuro-Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5710-5127
Michael A VogelbaumDepartment of Neuro-Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Tobias WalbertDepartment of Neurology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0667-8106
Colin WattsDepartment of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3531-8791
Tobias WeissDepartment of Neurology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5533-9429
Michael WellerDepartment of Neurology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1748-174X
Patrick Y WenCenter for Neuro-Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Victoria WykesInstitute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2998-8919
Stephen YipDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8514-9861
Susan C ShortLeeds Institute of Medical Research, The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4423-7256
Riccardo SoffiettiCandiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9204-7038

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review explores the pivotal role of preanalytical variables in bringing liquid biopsy approaches into the clinic for brain tumors. Preanalytical variables encompass a range of critical issues, from blood sample collection and handling to the impact of tumor heterogeneity and patient-specific factors. These variables introduce challenges such as false positives, false negatives, and variability in the analysis of tumor signals, which can hinder the diagnostic and prognostic utility of liquid biopsies. Understanding the nuances of preanalytical variables is essential for the successful implementation of liquid biopsy in clinical settings. This paper delves into strategies aimed at mitigating the influence of preanalytical variables by emphasizing the importance of standardized sample collection protocols, optimized sample processing and storage, quality control measures, and the integration of multiple liquid biopsy modalities.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsSpecimen HandlingHumansLiquid BiopsyPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorcfDNAcirculating tumor cellsclinical trialsextracellular vesiclesliquid biopsymetabolitesmicroRNApreanalytical variablesproteinsstrategies

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PMID40884415
PMCPMC12833549

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