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Liquid biopsy versus tumor biopsy for clinical-trial recruitment

Studies demonstrate the efficacy of screening by liquid biopsy for enrollment in clinical trials of precision cancer therapy.

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R.B.C. has received consulting or speaking fees from Abbvie, Amgen, Array Biopharma/Pfizer, Asana Biosciences, Astex Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Avidity Biosciences, BMS, C4 Therapeutics, Chugai, Elicio, Fog Pharma, Fount Therapeutics/Kinnate Biopharma, Genentech, Guardant Health, Ipsen, LOXO, Merrimack, Mirati Therapeutics, Natera, N-of-one/Qiagen, Novartis, nRichDx, Revolution Medicines, Roche, Roivant, Shionogi, Shire, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Symphogen, Tango Therapeutics, Taiho, Warp Drive Bio, Zikani Therapeutics; holds equity in Avidity Biosciences, C4 Therapeutics, Fount Therapeutics/Kinnate Biopharma, nRichDx and Revolution Medicines; and has received research funding from Asana, AstraZeneca, Lilly and Sanofi.

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Corcoran, R.B. Liquid biopsy versus tumor biopsy for clinical-trial recruitment. Nat Med 26, 1815–1816 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-01169-6

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