Clinical Trial: Pre-analytical Factors Affecting ctDNA Analysis in Early and Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Pre-Analytical Factors Affecting ctDNA Analysis in Early and Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Brief Summary:
This study evaluates pre-analytical factors affecting circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (ctDNA) analysis in breast cancer that not spread beyond the breast and or lymph nodes (early and locally advanced).ctDNA refers to freely circulating tumor DNA fragments found in the blood plasma.Pre-analytical factors such as blood collection tubes, delays in separation of plasma, centrifugation speeds, storage conditions, shipping and DNA extraction methods can all affect ctDNA measurements.Inappropriate processing can…
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