PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2018, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 367-370.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2018.04.017

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The research and application of liquid biopsy in the field of colorectal cancer

CUI Xueyang,XING Chengzhong   

  1. Department of Anorectal Surgery,The First Hospital of China Medical University,Shenyang 110001,China
  • Received:2018-05-18 Online:2018-08-20 Published:2018-09-06

Abstract: In recent years,liquid biopsy has emerged as a new molecular diagnostic technology that is real-time and reproducible,and plays an increasingly important role in clinical practice.Liquid biopsy mainly collects the body fluids through non-invasive approaches,and analyzes biological markers such as circulating tumor cells,circulating tumor DNA and exosomes.This article will review the biological basis of liquid biopsy and its clinical application in colorectal cancer.

Key words: Liquid biopsy, CTC, ctDNA, Exosomes, Colorectal cancer

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