All Posts:liquid biopsy

• New Blood Test Holds Potential to Reduce Liver Transplant Failures

  A new study by scientists from Georgetown University and MedStar Health describes how a single blood sample can be used to catch problems with liver transplants at the earliest stages, allowing tailored treatment to prevent the organ’s failure.

  Category: News Release Tags: liquid biopsy, liver transplant, organ rejection, organ transplant, research

• With a New ‘Map’ of Cells, Georgetown Cancer Researchers Chart a Course to More Effective Treatment

  Faculty and students from Biomedical Graduate Education programs, the School of Medicine and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center are developing a new technique that could revolutionize the way cancers are tracked and treated. Instead of invasive surgical biopsies or time-consuming scans, clinicians could use simple blood tests to determine where the cancer is and whether it is responding to treatment.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Biomedical Graduate Education, cancer, cancer research, cancer screening, Georgetown Lombardi, liquid biopsy, MD/PhD Program, research

• Surgeon and Basic Scientists Partner to Develop New Way to Suss Out Early Problems in Liver Transplantation

  A unique collaboration between basic scientists at Georgetown University Medical Center and a transplant surgeon at MedStar Health could change how and when problems are identified with liver transplants, leading to expedited treatment and significantly reducing the need for additional testing.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: liquid biopsy, liver transplant, organ transplant, research, translational research, transplant rejection

• DNA Tags Enable Blood-Based Tests to Assess Cancer Treatment Outcomes

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cfDNA, liquid biopsy