Journal of International Oncology ›› 2018, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2): 122-125.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673422X.2018.02.015

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Application of liquid biopsies in diagnosis and treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer

Tang Huiyun, Mo Xiaoyu, Bai Liping, Zheng Ai   

  1. Department of Obsterics and Gynecology, West China Second Hospital, Sichuang University; Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Disease of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Online:2018-02-08 Published:2018-02-28
  • Contact: Zheng Ai E-mail:894591422@qq.com

Abstract: Liquid biopsies have made a great progress in malignant tumors research. Circulating tumor cells, circulating tumor DNA and exosomes can be regarded as biomarkers to be applied in diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer, monitoring progress dynamically, estimating prognosis and drug resistance in chemotherapy, which can help doctors provide patients with individual treatment to realize precision medicine in epithelial ovarian cancer.

Key words: Ovarian neoplasms, Liquid biopsy