Liquid biopsy in cancer using the Z-scan technique: a new approach to discover biomarkers in cancer

AIM: Biomarkers have been broadly studied as a tool for the diagnosis and prognosis for different types of cancer. Z-scan is a kind of measurement technique that generates a nonlinear refractive index (n(2)). Today, Z-scan has been used in oncology to discriminate between solid tumors and to identif...

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Autores principales: Fonseca, Fernando Luiz Affonso, da Veiga, Glaucia Luciano, Alves, Beatriz da Costa Aguiar, Alves, Sarah Isabel Pinto Monteiro do Nascimento
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Future Science Ltd 2020
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7787153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33437502
http://dx.doi.org/10.2144/fsoa-2020-0054
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Sumario:AIM: Biomarkers have been broadly studied as a tool for the diagnosis and prognosis for different types of cancer. Z-scan is a kind of measurement technique that generates a nonlinear refractive index (n(2)). Today, Z-scan has been used in oncology to discriminate between solid tumors and to identify tumor circulating cell-free DNA in liquid samples. MATERIALS & METHODS: According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria defined in this review, 35 articles were selected. CONCLUSION: The use of this technique for this kind of measurement will allow for a rapid and precise diagnosis of different types of tumor and may lead to better therapeutic approaches.

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