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ASCO-GU 2021 — mCRPC: liquid biopsy a match for tissue biopsy

Pavankumar Kamat   |   Clinical Summary   |   26 February 2021
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Takeaway

  • Liquid and tissue biopsies can perform comparably in identifying patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) harboring BRCA1/2 mutations who may benefit from poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition.
  • Additionally, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can detect novel androgen receptor (AR) variants possibly driving resistance to AR-signaling inhibitors.

Why this matters

  • Although tissue...

          

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