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Title: Monitoring response to therapy in melanoma by quantifying circulating tumour DNA with droplet digital PCR for BRAF and NRAS mutations.
Austin Authors: Tsao, Simon Chang-Hao;Weiss, Jonathan;Hudson, Christopher;Christophi, Christopher ;Cebon, Jonathan S ;Behren, Andreas;Dobrovic, Alexander 
Affiliation: Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Department of Surgery, Austin Health, The University of Melbourne, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
School of Cancer Medicine, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 22-Jun-2015
Date: 2015-06-22
Publication information: Scientific Reports 2015; 5: 11198
Abstract: We assessed the utility of droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) to evaluate the potential of using circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) as a post therapy monitoring tool in melanoma by comparing it to serum LDH levels and RECIST scores. ddPCR was shown to be reliable in distinguishing mutant from wild type alleles with no false positives. Subsequently, we quantified ctDNA ((V600E)BRAF,(V600K)BRAF or (Q61H)NRAS) in 6 stage IV melanoma patients across several time points during their treatment course. All tested patients had detectable ctDNA, which exhibited dynamic changes corresponding to the changes in their disease status. The ctDNA levels fell upon treatment response and rose with detectable disease progression. In our group of patients, ctDNA was more consistent and informative than LDH as a blood-based biomarker. In addition, BRAF mutant ctDNA as detected by ddPCR could be used diagnostically where the tumour block was unavailable. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the applicability of using ddPCR to detect and quantify ctDNA in the plasma of melanoma patients.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/18648
DOI: 10.1038/srep11198
ORCID: 0000-0001-5329-280X
0000-0002-3898-950X
0000-0003-3414-112X
Journal: Scientific Reports
PubMed URL: 26095797
Type: Journal Article
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