Global serum profiling: an opportunity for earlier cancer detection

Autor: Alexandra Sala, James M. Cameron, Paul M. Brennan, Emma J. Crosbie, Tom Curran, Ewan Gray, Pierre Martin-Hirsch, David S. Palmer, Ihtesham U. Rehman, Nicholas J. W. Rattray, Matthew J. Baker
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, Vol 42, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1756-9966
DOI: 10.1186/s13046-023-02786-y
Popis: Abstract The advances in cancer research achieved in the last 50 years have been remarkable and have provided a deeper knowledge of this disease in many of its conceptual and biochemical aspects. From viewing a tumor as a ‘simple’ aggregate of mutant cells and focusing on detecting key cell changes leading to the tumorigenesis, the understanding of cancer has broadened to consider it as a complex organ interacting with its close and far surroundings through tumor and non-tumor cells, metabolic mechanisms, and immune processes. Metabolism and the immune system have been linked to tumorigenesis and malignancy progression along with cancer-specific genetic mutations. However, most technologies developed to overcome the barriers to earlier detection are focused solely on genetic information. The concept of cancer as a complex organ has led to research on other analytical techniques, with the quest of finding a more sensitive and cost-effective comprehensive approach. Furthermore, artificial intelligence has gained broader consensus in the oncology community as a powerful tool with the potential to revolutionize cancer diagnosis for physicians. We herein explore the relevance of the concept of cancer as a complex organ interacting with the bodily surroundings, and focus on promising emerging technologies seeking to diagnose cancer earlier, such as liquid biopsies. We highlight the importance of a comprehensive approach to encompass all the tumor and non-tumor derived information salient to earlier cancer detection.
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