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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

Lessons from a National Liquid Biopsy Program to Provide Cancer Testing and Treatment for Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors.

Anna Lapuk, Benjamin L S Furman, Pedro Feijao, Ebru Baran, Sonal Brahmbhatt, Betty Chan, Ka Mun Nip, Adrian Kense, Brenda Murphy, Ruth Miller and 9 more

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Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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19 authors.

Anna LapukAvitia Inc., Montreal, QC H2S 3H1, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-9634-2678
Benjamin L S FurmanImagia Canexia Health, Vancouver, BC V6R 1P2, Canada.
Pedro FeijaoAvitia Inc., Montreal, QC H2S 3H1, Canada.
Ebru BaranImagia Canexia Health, Vancouver, BC V6R 1P2, Canada.
Sonal BrahmbhattImagia Canexia Health, Vancouver, BC V6R 1P2, Canada.
Betty ChanImagia Canexia Health, Vancouver, BC V6R 1P2, Canada.
Ka Mun NipImagia Canexia Health, Vancouver, BC V6R 1P2, Canada.
Adrian KenseImagia Canexia Health, Vancouver, BC V6R 1P2, Canada.
Brenda MurphyImagia Canexia Health, Vancouver, BC V6R 1P2, Canada.
Ruth MillerAvitia Inc., Montreal, QC H2S 3H1, Canada.
Vincent FunariImagia Canexia Health, Vancouver, BC V6R 1P2, Canada.ORCID 0009-0002-4945-5834
Alicja ParkerImagia Canexia Health, Vancouver, BC V6R 1P2, Canada.
Melissa K McConechyImagia Canexia Health, Vancouver, BC V6R 1P2, Canada.
Shaqil KassamStronach Regional Cancer Centre, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON L3Y 2P9, Canada.
Arif A AwanOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON K1Y 1J8, Canada.
Bryan LoDepartment of Anatomical Pathology, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON K1H 7W9, Canada.
Daniel BreadnerVerspeeten Family Cancer Centre, London Health Sciences Center, London, ON N6A 5W9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5379-7621
Barry D SteinColorectal Cancer Canada, Montreal, QC H3Z 2P9, Canada.ORCID 0009-0007-3048-5124
David G HuntsmanImagia Canexia Health, Vancouver, BC V6R 1P2, Canada.

Funding

Canada's Digital Technology Supercluster Project ACTT - Access to Cancer Testing & Treatment in Response to Covid-19
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Personalized cancer treatment depends on the accurate and timely detection of the patient tumor variants. LBx enables minimally invasive tumor mutation profiling. We report results of a pan-Canadian LBx program for patients with advanced solid tumors. Plasma samples were tested at Imagia Canexia Health accredited laboratory using the clinically validated Follow It 38-gene panel. A proprietary platform was used to identify clinically relevant variants in the circulating tumor DNA and report results following accepted international guidelines on clinical significance. A total of 4229 eligible patients submitted samples for LBx testing, and reports for 97% of them were delivered within ~8 days. More than 80% of Canadian oncologists from >150 institutions across 12 provinces (11% from rural centers) participated in the project. The patient cohort consisted mostly of advanced or metastatic lung, breast, and colon cancers. ctDNA mutations were detected in >50% of cases, and clinical trials were recommended for 76% of all participants. Health economics modeling analysis found that Follow It

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NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorCanadaCirculating Tumor DNAFemaleHumansLiquid BiopsyMalePrecision MedicineBiomarkers, TumorCirculating Tumor DNAbiomarkershealth economicsliquid biopsyNGSprecision oncology

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PMCPMC12840088

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