2014-10-06

Karma researchers use exome sequencing of plasma DNA for non-invasive monitoring of tumor burden

Non-invasive monitoring of tumor burden hold great promise for early detection of recurrent breast cancer. Karma researchers recently evaluated and improved exome sequencing to interrogate trace amounts of breast tumors in the plasma of breast cancer patients. “We are encourage by the results”, says Daniel Klevebring, lead author of the study. The researchers are now planning a larger study to investigate the use of exome sequencing of plasma in a primary setting.

Published in PlosOne, Aug 2014. Link to the published paper:

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0104417