Vol 5, No 5 (October 31, 2016): Translational Lung Cancer Research (Liquid Biopsy in Lung Cancer)1

Review Article

Liquid biopsy based biomarkers in non-small cell lung cancer for diagnosis and treatment monitoring
David Pérez-Callejo, Atocha Romero, Mariano Provencio, María Torrente
Circulating tumor cells versus circulating tumor DNA in lung cancer—which one will win?
Silvia Calabuig-Fariñas, Eloísa Jantus-Lewintre, Alejandro Herreros-Pomares, Carlos Camps
Exosomes genetic cargo in lung cancer: a truly Pandora’s box
Pablo Reclusa, Rafael Sirera, Antonio Araujo, Marco Giallombardo, Anna Valentino, Laure Sorber, Ignacio Gil Bazo, Patrick Pauwels, Christian Rolfo
Methylation analyses in liquid biopsy
Delphine Lissa, Ana I. Robles
Next generation sequencing techniques in liquid biopsy: focus on non-small cell lung cancer patients
Umberto Malapelle, Pasquale Pisapia, Danilo Rocco, Riccardo Smeraglio, Maria di Spirito, Claudio Bellevicine, Giancarlo Troncone
KRAS mutations in the circulating free DNA (cfDNA) of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients
Mónica Garzón, Sergi Villatoro, Cristina Teixidó, Clara Mayo, Alejandro Martínez, Maria de los Llanos Gil, Santiago Viteri, Daniela Morales-Espinosa, Rafael Rosell
Liquid biopsy in early stage lung cancer
Cristina Pérez-Ramírez, Marisa Cañadas-Garre, Ana I. Robles, Miguel Ángel Molina, María José Faus-Dáder, Miguel Ángel Calleja-Hernández
Fusion gene and splice variant analyses in liquid biopsies of lung cancer patients
Cristina Aguado, Ana Giménez-Capitán, Niki Karachaliou, Ana Pérez-Rosado, Santiago Viteri, Daniela Morales-Espinosa, Rafael Rosell

Case Report

Usefulness of circulating free DNA for monitoring epidermal growth factor receptor mutations in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients: a case report
Clara Mayo de las Casas, Maria Gonzalez-Cao, Santiago Viteri Ramirez, Nuria Jordana Ariza, Ariadna Balada, Mónica Garzón, Cristina Teixidó, Niki Karachaliou, Daniela Morales-Espinosa, Miguel Ángel Molina-Vila, Rafael Rosell

Disclosure:

1. The focused issue “Liquid Biopsy in Lung Cancer” was commissioned by the editorial office, Translational Lung Cancer Research without any sponsorship or funding. Miguel Ángel Molina-Vila served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the focused issue.

2. The series “Controversies on Lung Cancer: Pros and Cons” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Translational Lung Cancer Research without any sponsorship or funding. Suresh Senan and Helmut H. Popper served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.

3. The series “Meet the Professor” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Translational Lung Cancer Research without any sponsorship or funding.