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. 2021 Apr 9;11(4):681. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11040681

Table 2.

Summary of liquid biopsies.

Case# Type of Fluid CSF
Source
DNA Conc (ng/mL) Protein Conc (mg/dL) CSF Cytology
Class
Mut/WT1
VAF1(%)
Mut/WT2
VAF2(%)
Assessment
1 CSF LP 1 228 69 I 62/19 (76.6) 50/12 (80.7) H3K27M
2 CSF LP 1 186 14 I 0/15 (0.0) 0/4 (0.0) WT 2
3 CSF LP 1 216 123 I 0/135 (0.0) 0/185 (0.0) WT 2
4 CSF LP 1 432 217 I 0/22 (0.0) N/A 3 WT 2
Plasma N/A 3 468 N/A 3 N/A 3 2/69 (2.8) N/A 3 H3K27M? 4
5 CSF LP 1 264 19 I 0/7 (0.0) 1/21 (4.5) H3K27M? 4
6 CSF LP 1 216 32 I 1/0 (100) 2/1 (66.7) H3K27M? 4
CSF LP 1 318 69 I 2/3 (40.0) 1/5 (16.7) H3K27M? 4
7 CSF LP 1 504 N/A 3 N/A 3 1/39 (2.5) N/A 3 H3K27M? 4
Plasma N/A 5 366 N/A 3 N/A 3 1/37 (2.6) N/A 3 H3K27M? 4
CSF Vent tap 5 90 N/A 3 N/A 3 2/12 (14.3) 1/9 (10.0) H3K27M? 4
8 CSF LP 1 216 N/A 3 N/A 3 0/0 (0.0) 0/0 (0.0) Unreliable
9 CSF LP 1 330 23 I 0/1 (0.0) 0/0 (0.0) Unreliable
CSF Vent tap 5 306 N/A 3 N/A 3 0/0 (0.0) 0/0 (0.0) Unreliable
10 CSF LP 1 120 29 I 0/2 (0.0) 0/0 (0.0) Unreliable
11 CSF Vent tap 5 330 538 III 151/173 (46.6) 120/165 (42.0) H3K27M
Plasma N/A 3 294 N/A 3 N/A 3 0/14 (0.0) 1/36 (2.8) H3K27M? 4
12 Plasma N/A 3 414 N/A 3 N/A 3 0/50 (0.0) N/A 3 WT 2
CSF Vent tap 5 222 N/A 3 N/A 3 22/30 (42.3) 30/40 (42.9) H3K27M

1 Lumbar puncture, 2 Wildtype, 3 Not applicable, 4 H3K27M suspect, 5 Ventricular tap.