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• A combined circulating tumor DNA and protein biomarker-based liquid biopsy for the earlier detection of pancreatic cancer

  The earlier diagnosis of cancer is one of the keys to reducing future cancer deaths. Here we describe our efforts to develop a non-invasive, blood test for the detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. We combined blood tests for KRAS gene mutations with carefully thresholded protein biomarkers to determine whether the combination of these markers was superior to any single marker. The cohort tested included 221 patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and 185 control patients without known cancers. KRAS mutations were detected in the plasma of 66 patients (30%) and every mutation found in the plasma was identical to that subsequently found in the patients' primary tumor (100% concordance). The use of KRAS in conjunction with two thresholded protein biomarkers (CA19-9 and prolactin) increased the sensitivity to 67%. Only one of the 185 plasma samples from the control cohort were positive for any of the three markers (99.5% specificity). This combinatorial approach may prove useful for the earlier detection of many cancer types.

  Study EGAS00001002444

• Detection and localization of surgically resectable cancers with a multi-analyte blood test

  Earlier detection is key to reducing cancer deaths. Here we describe a blood test that can detect eight common cancer types through assessment of the levels of circulating proteins and mutations in cell-free DNA. We applied this test, called CancerSEEK, to 1,005 patients with clinically detected cancers of the ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, esophagus, colorectum, lung, or breast. CancerSEEK tests were positive in a median of 70% of the eight cancer types. The sensitivities ranged from 69% to 98% for the detection of five cancer types (ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, and esophagus) for which there are no screening tests available for average-risk individuals. The specificity of CancerSEEK was > 99%: only 7 of 812 healthy controls scored positive. In addition, CancerSEEK localized the cancer to a small number of anatomic sites in a median of 83% of the patients.

  Study EGAS00001002764

• Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a infantile fibrosarcoma tumor patient

  Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a infantile fibrosarcoma patient, generated as part of the BC Cancer Agency's Pediatric Personalized Onco-Genomics study

  Dataset EGAD00001015263

• Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a neuroblastoma tumor patient

  Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a neuroblastoma patient, generated as part of the BC Cancer Agency's Pediatric Personalized Onco-Genomics study

  Dataset EGAD00001015264

• Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a neuroblastoma tumor patient

  Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a neuroblastoma patient, generated as part of the BC Cancer Agency's Pediatric Personalized Onco-Genomics study

  Dataset EGAD00001015265

• Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) tumor patient

  Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patient, generated as part of the BC Cancer Agency's Pediatric Personalized Onco-Genomics study

  Dataset EGAD00001015266

• Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a neuroblastoma tumor patient

  Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a neuroblastoma patient, generated as part of the BC Cancer Agency's Pediatric Personalized Onco-Genomics study

  Dataset EGAD00001015267

• Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a CNS sarcoma tumor patient

  Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a CNS sarcoma patient, generated as part of the BC Cancer Agency's Pediatric Personalized Onco-Genomics study

  Dataset EGAD00001015268

• Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a ocular melanoma tumor patient

  Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a ocular Melanoma patient, generated as part of the BC Cancer Agency's Pediatric Personalized Onco-Genomics study

  Dataset EGAD00001015269

• Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a osteosarcoma tumor patient

  Genome and transcriptome sequence data from a osteosarcoma patient, generated as part of the BC Cancer Agency's Pediatric Personalized Onco-Genomics study

  Dataset EGAD00001015270