Methylation extends the reach of liquid biopsy in cancer detection

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, Published online: 30 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41571-020-0420-0Measuring the methylation status of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in plasma holds great potential for the early, noninvasive detection of cancer. Two recent papers published in Nature Medicine showcase the successful application of cfDNA methylation-based cancer detection to two highly challenging scenarios.
Source: Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research