Knight Cancer signal achievements of 2022
People at the Knight Cancer Institute accomplished a lot in 2022. Through innovative, collaborative research and education, the institute delivers cancer prevention, detection, and care — one...
Tag: liquid biopsy
Blood test could reveal transition to cancer in people at risk
Scientists have devised an accurate and sensitive way to test blood to see if a pre-cancerous condition is escalating to outright cancer — potentially enabling treatment early in tumor development...
Using radiation to boost circulating DNA for ‘liquid biopsies’ of cancer
Testing for tumor DNA in blood is easier and safer than taking a biopsy of tumor tissue. The problem is, early-stage tumors may not shed enough DNA to find in a blood draw. Researchers at OHSU are...
Blood test for cancer early detection? A giant study is underway
Grail Inc., a startup with investors including Microsoft's Bill Gates and Amazon's Jeff Bezos, made a splash earlier this year when it unveiled plans to develop a blood-based screening test for...
Tracking metastasis with cell-free DNA
Sequencing the fragments of tumor DNA that circulate in blood may give a more accurate picture of a patient’s metastatic cancer than can be obtained from biopsies. Researchers at the OHSU Knight...