Bifalgorithm post · Research cancer 2025 · Detecting Minimal Residual Disease and Recurrence
Kidney Monitoring
Kidney Monitoring (Research cancer 2025 · Detecting Minimal Residual Disease and Recurrence) — "Similarly, in metastatic kidney cancer, researchers showed that…
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- ctDNA tracking provides prognostic and monitoring insights in metastatic kidney cancer
- Researchers tracked ctDNA levels over time
- The patients received standard immunotherapy or targeted drugs
- Patients with undetectable ctDNA had much longer periods without disease progression
- Patients with detectable ctDNA were more likely to experience relapse
- ctDNA may monitor remission and relapse in real time
- Evidence: Basu A, et al. (2024), JCO Precis Oncol, 8: e2400667