Urologie pro praxi 4/2024
Clinical application of liquid biopsy in uro-oncology
The liquid biopsy is a new promising option in diagnosis, monitoring during the treatment and early detection of relapse. A big advantage of liquid biopsy is its mini-invasivity, the possibility of frequent repetition and thus real-time monitoring of the disease. This article summarizes the current results of liquid biopsy in urological malignancies.
Keywords: liquid biopsy, free circulating DNA, circulating tumor cells, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, renal carcinoma, testicular tumors.
