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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2017 Oct 3;318(13):1272–1274. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.12131

Figure. Analysis of ctDNA and Clinical Applications.

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A variety of tumor-derived genomic alterations may be detected in cfDNA (see text for description of methods for cfDNA analysis). Current clinical applications include treatment selection and identification of resistance mutations; future applications include monitoring of treatment response, detection of recurrence, and screening.