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New Blood Test Could Prevent Lung Cancer Relapse

Jan 29, 2018

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NEW BLOOD TEST COULD PREVENT LUNG CANCER RELAPSE

JEREMY BARBERA | JEREMYBARBERA.NET

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CHROMOSOMES

With blood tests becoming more

common to detect breast cancer, it is

no surprise that this type of test also

has the potential of detecting the

return of lung cancer after the disease

has been removed from the body.

Recently, researchers have reported

that there is a good chance that

unstable chromosomes increase the

overall risk that the lung cancer will

return.

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STUDY

A study conducted by the Cancer Research UK-funded TRACERx tracked the medical experiences of around one hundred patients through their diagnosis, lengthy surgeries, and the post-surgery phase. The researchers paid close attention to the post-surgery phase as this could lead to either full recovery or a possible relapse with the return of cancer.

One highly important discovery from this study showed that patients with a high number of unstable chromosomes in their system had a 4x more chance of relapsing. Patients with a high number of unstable chromosomes unfortunately also had a stronger chance of dying within two years.

RESEARCH

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RESULTS

01 “Determining the relationship between diversity within tumors and patient survival is one of the primary goals of TRACERx, so to find evidence for this so early on in the study is really encouraging."

“We’ve also identified what causes lung cancer to advance, providing us with insight into the biological processes that shape the evolution of the disease,” Jamal-Hanjani also stated.

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Mariam Jamal-Hanjani, the study’s lead author sheds light on why this study specifically is really important when it comes to guiding patients towards the end goal of beating lung cancer. Jamal-Hanjani states that: