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News

  • March 25, 2020 – Nature

    Could liquid biopsies help deliver better treatment?

    Tests that capture tumour signatures in the blood have the potential to detect cancer before symptoms appear.

  • AI program could check blood for signs of lung cancer
    March 25, 2020 – the Guardian

    AI program could check blood for signs of lung cancer

    Scientists hope that if software passes trials it could boost screening rates

  • March 25, 2020 – Blood test to detect early

    Blood test to detect early-stage lung cancer could be available in five years

    The same technique could also be used to diagnose other types of cancer

  • Urine test may revolutionize bladder cancer detection
    April 16, 2019 – Urine test may revolutionize bladder cancer detection

    Urine test may revolutionize bladder cancer detection

    A novel urine test may detect bladder cancer earlier than available methods, according to study results published in Cancer Discovery. Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD, associate professor of radiation oncology at Stanford University, and colleagues developed a high-throughput sequencing-based hybrid capture method for urine tumor DNA detection.

  • Boosting the Clinical Utility of Liquid Biopsy
    March 31, 2019 – Clinical Lab Manager

    Boosting the Clinical Utility of Liquid Biopsy

    A conversation with Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD, associate professor of radiation oncology at Stanford University

  • Researchers develop urine test for bladder cancer
    January 28, 2019 – Researchers develop urine test for bladder cancer

    Researchers develop urine test for bladder cancer

    Researchers at the School of Medicine have developed a highly sensitive urine test for diagnosing and monitoring bladder cancer.

  • January 3, 2019 – Discover Magazine

    A Blood Test to Root Out Cancer | DiscoverMagazine.com

    Researchers work to fine-tune a test that could better detect lingering disease in cancer patients.

  • 'Liquid biopsy' predicts lymphoma therapy success within days, study finds
    August 20, 2018 – 'Liquid biopsy' predicts lymphoma therapy success within days, study finds

    'Liquid biopsy' predicts lymphoma therapy success within days, study finds

    A blood test can predict which patients with a type of cancer called diffuse large B cell lymphoma are likely to respond positively to initial therapy and which are likely to need more aggressive treatment, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

  • Researchers map intricacies of lung cancer in one of their own
    May 4, 2018 – Researchers map intricacies of lung cancer in one of their own

    Researchers map intricacies of lung cancer in one of their own

    When James Spudich was diagnosed with lung cancer, researchers had a rare, and unexpected, opportunity to study healthy and diseased human tissue at an unprecedented level of detail.

  • November 8, 2017 – Inside Science

    Lung Cancer Recurrence, Predictable at Last?

    (Inside Science) -- When lung cancer is caught in its earliest stages, before the tumors have spread to other organs, people face the prospect of radiation, chemo, surgery or some combination of the three, and for many, outcomes are good.

  • August 11, 2017 – OncLive

    Liquid Biopsies, NGS Expected to Become Standard in Lung Cancer

    Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD, discussed the future of NGS platforms and liquid biopsies and his vision for them eventually becoming standard practice for patients with lung cancer.

  • Liquid biopsy highlights from #ASCO2017 - MedCity News
    June 6, 2017 – MedCity News

    Liquid biopsy highlights from #ASCO2017 - MedCity News

    Running low on talking points for your liquid biopsy watercooler chats? Fear not. An education session at ASCO 2017 highlighted some of the latest findings from the field — and we have a recap of that recap here.

  • Circulating Tumor DNA Sequencing Method Can Identify Lymphoma Subtypes, Predict Patient Outcomes
    November 11, 2016 – GenomeWeb

    Circulating Tumor DNA Sequencing Method Can Identify Lymphoma Subtypes, Predict Patient Outcomes

    Roche has licensed and plans to commercialize the circulating tumor DNA technology, which the Stanford researchers dubbed CAPP-seq.

  • DNA sequencing determines lymphoma origin, prognosis
    November 10, 2016 – ScienceDaily

    DNA sequencing determines lymphoma origin, prognosis

    Sequencing tiny bits of DNA circulating in the blood of patients with lymphoma can accurately identify the cancer subtype and pinpoint mutations that might cause drug resistance, according to researchers.

  • June 19, 2016 – latimes.com

    Start-ups promoting new blood tests to consumers raise safety and accuracy concerns - Los Angeles Times

    Pathway is one of a growing number of start-ups aiming to sell blood tests and other types of medical lab checks directly to consumers.

  • The Quest for a Simple Cancer Test
    May 19, 2016 – The Quest for a Simple Cancer Test

    The Quest for a Simple Cancer Test

    Soon, blood tests could reveal whether a person has cancer—and tell doctors the best way to treat it.

  • Scientists offer hope to cancer patients forced to endure painful tests
    March 28, 2016 – mirror

    Scientists offer hope to cancer patients forced to endure painful tests

    Researchers believe painful biopsies could be replaced with a simple blood tests, ending the painful tests for many

  • Stanford Team Develops Two-Step Error Correction Method for Liquid Biopsy Assay
    March 28, 2016 – GenomeWeb

    Stanford Team Develops Two-Step Error Correction Method for Liquid Biopsy Assay

    The group combined molecular barcoding and an error suppression computational method to enable the detection of mutations at a .004 percent frequency. 

  • At Tri-Con, Groups Detail NGS-Based Strategies to Detect ctDNA Mutations at Ever-Lower Frequencies
    March 11, 2016 – GenomeWeb

    At Tri-Con, Groups Detail NGS-Based Strategies to Detect ctDNA Mutations at Ever-Lower Frequencies

    Researchers have designed new strategies to distinguish true variants from errors when trying to call very low frequency mutations in circulating tumor DNA.

  • Scientists Have Some Issues with the Cancer Testing Company Featured on KUWTK
    February 9, 2016 – Jezebel

    Scientists Have Some Issues with the Cancer Testing Company Featured on KUWTK

    During an episode in this season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Kris Jenner made her daughters do a DNA-based cancer screening test.


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TV and Radio

  • Dr. Diehn on Next Steps With Liquid Biopsies in Lung Cancer
    January 8, 2019 – OncLive

    Dr. Diehn on Next Steps With Liquid Biopsies in Lung Cancer

    Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford Medicine, discusses some of the next steps researchers are taking with liquid biopsies in the field of lung cancer.

  • ctDNA Predicts Outcomes in Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy
    November 14, 2017 – Cancer Network

    ctDNA Predicts Outcomes in Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy

    This peer-to-peer exchange highlights results of a study that tested whether analyzing circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) during treatment with chemoradiotherapy could predict outcomes in patients with localized lung cancer.

  • Cancer Test Featured on 'KUWTK' Being Investigated: Details
    February 9, 2016 – Us Weekly

    Cancer Test Featured on 'KUWTK' Being Investigated: Details

    The Pathway Genomics–created cancer test that was featured on 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' is being investigated by CBS News for possibly promising patients more than current medical science can deliver — details

  • Blood test giving false sense of security about cancer risk?
    February 9, 2016 – Blood test giving false sense of security about cancer risk?

    Blood test giving false sense of security about cancer risk?

    Pathway Genomics claims its liquid biopsy can detect cancer before patient shows symptoms - but expert says that promise is "years away"

  • Spotting Cancer DNA in the Blood
    April 15, 2014 – Vimeo

    Spotting Cancer DNA in the Blood

    Stanford researchers are able to find and analyze DNA that cancer cells shed into the bloodstream, offering them a way to monitor the progress of anticancer therapy,…


Stanford Medicine News

  • January 28, 2019 – News Center

    Stanford scientists among those funded by Stand Up To Cancer

    Maximilian Diehn, Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, Ash Alizadeh and Young-Jun Jeon will work on “dream teams” aiming to improve detection of cancer.

  • May 3, 2018 – News Center

    Stanford scientists among those funded by Stand Up To Cancer

    Maximilian Diehn, Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, Ash Alizadeh and Young-Jun Jeon will work on “dream teams” aiming to improve detection of cancer.

  • November 15, 2017 – News Center

    Stanford scientists among those funded by Stand Up To Cancer

    Maximilian Diehn, Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, Ash Alizadeh and Young-Jun Jeon will work on “dream teams” aiming to improve detection of cancer.

  • September 28, 2017 – Scope

    Predicting lung cancer recurrence by analyzing circulating tumor DNA - Scope

    I've mentioned before how circulating tumor DNA, or ctDNA, is likely to be a valuable tool for predicting disease recurrence in patients with lymphoma. Now …

  • March 28, 2016 – News Center

    Improved 'liquid biopsy' technique enhances detection of tumor DNA in blood

    People with cancer have tumor DNA in their blood. A new way to quiet background “noise” in the blood sample allows researchers to sequence minute quantities of these molecules to improve diagnosis and treatment.


World News

  • February 12, 2015 – mirror

    Scientists offer hope to cancer patients forced to endure painful tests

    Researchers believe painful biopsies could be replaced with a simple blood tests, ending the painful tests for many

  • February 12, 2015

    Krebsdiagnose aus dem Blut

    Von Ilse Zündorf, Freiburg / Bislang werden Tumore über eine Biopsie analysiert. Doch auch das Blut hält Informationen in Form von freier Tumor-DNA oder einzelnen Tumor-Zellen bereit. Wie weit die Forschung auf dem Gebiet der sogenannten Tumor Liquid Biopsy bereits ist, stellten Experten kürzlich auf einem Symposium in Freiburg vor.

  • August 4, 2014 – PLIVAzdravlje

    Krvni test za rak

    Američki znanstvenici sa Stanford University su razvili visoko osjetljivi test kojim je moguće otkriti prisutnost raka na temelju uzorka krvi.

  • August 4, 2014 – Αιματολογική εξέταση εντοπίζει τους στερεούς καρκινικους όγκους

    Αιματολογική εξέταση εντοπίζει τους στερεούς καρκινικους όγκους

    Νέα Yόρκη: Μια νέα αιματολογική εξέταση ανέπτυξαν αμερικανοί ερευνητές που υπόσχεται έγκαιρη διάγνωση των στερεών καρκινικών όγκων, σύμφωνα με στοιχεία που δημοσιεύθηκαν στο επιστημονικό...

  • August 4, 2014 – Real.gr

    Τεστ DNA «θα ανιχνεύει γρήγορα τον καρκίνο»

    Τεστ DNA «θα ανιχνεύει γρήγορα τον καρκίνο» - Νέα τεχνική από επιστήμονες του Πανεπιστημίου Στάνφορντ8/4/2014 - αρχείο real news, time - Real.gr

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