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. 2020 Apr 27;1(3):20200009. doi: 10.1515/almed-2020-0009

Table 2:

Liquid biopsy FDA-approved tests.

Kit/test Company FDA Status Alteration detected /technology Application Other information
T Cell Search Circulating Tumor Cell Kit [15] Menarini Silicon Biosystems FDA-approved (August 2013) Enumeration of circulating tumor cells (CTC) of epithelial origin: EpCAM positive enrichment and detection of cytokeratins 8, 18, and/or 19. Prognosis of metastatic breast, colorectal, or prostate cancer The sensitivity of this kit will depend on the positivity of CTCs for EpCAM surface marker as well as cytokeratins 8, 18, and/or 19.
Epi proColon DNA-methylation blood test [82] Epigenomics AG FDA-approved (April 2016) Detection of methylated cytosine residues in the SEPTIN9 gene in ctDNA by real-time PCR Screening for colon cancer The company has developed a kit to assess SEPTIN9 methylation that will be completed in around 32 h. According to the literature, its sensitivity ranges from 69-72%.
Cobas EGFR Mutation Test v2 [16] Roche Diagnostics FDA-approved (June 2016) Detection of 42 defined mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene by real-time PCR Guiding treatment selection in non-small-cell lung carcinoma This test allows for detection of mutations in cfDNA in less than 4 h (12). 75% of sensitivity and 98% of specificity.
ClonoSEQ [83] Adaptiv Biotechnologies FDA-approved (Septembre 2018) Detection of immunoglobulin receptor gene sequences and frequently translocated regions by multiplex PCR and next-generation sequencing (NGS). Detection of minimal residual disease in acute lymphoblastic leukemia or multiple myeloma ClonoSeq detects a single cancer cell among a million cells. Data processing will take between 7 and 14 days.