Development of a Novel Reference Material for MRD Monitoring Assays

 

Liquid biopsy methods developed for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) analysis in solid tumors are transforming clinical practice, allowing for non-invasive detection and assessment of earlier stages of disease, monitoring for resistance to therapy, and post-treatment monitoring for minimal residual disease (MRD) and recurrence of cancer. The presence of minimal residual disease may be prognostic in that is has been found to correlate with worse patient outcomes, so early and accurate measurement is crucial. ctDNA-based assays allow for the detection of MRD at earlier time points than standard clinical and imaging surveillance, and could allow for treatment modification based on real-time assessment of the tumor genomic landscape. NGS assay implementation can be extremely costly, even more so if you don’t follow best practices. 

Development of a Novel Reference Material for MRD Monitoring Assays

Learn how highly multiplexed NGS reference materials can help you speed development, validate more robustly, and implement better clinical genomics assays.

Download this white paper to learn about the ctDNA MRD reference material developed combining a tumor-derived component with a sufficiently large number of somatic mutations to accommodate the design of custom tumor-informed MRD assays