Exclusive Liquid Biopsy Video Interviews
Hear from experts in the field on the revolutionary technique of liquid biopsies
20 Sept 2016
Liquid biopsies test fluid samples for cancer biomarkers, such as cell-free circulating DNA
SelectScience® is currently running a fascinating Liquid Biopsy Special Feature. Visit the feature to find liquid biopsy related news, exclusive editorial articles, videos and downloads. This article contains a round-up of exclusive video interviews with leading experts in the field of liquid biopsies. Watch the videos to learn more about Droplet Digital PCR, prenatal testing, emerging biomarkers and new methods.
1. Using Droplet Digital™ PCR for Cancer and Liquid Biopsy Studies
In this video webinar from Bio-Rad, you can listen to Dr Dawne Shelton describe how Droplet Digital PCR technology is being used to identify cancer subtypes, optimize drug treatment plans, monitor residual disease and study tumor evolution. Droplet Digital PCR assays offer advantages in liquid biopsies by enabling the measurement of circulating nucleic acid and circulating tumor cells in blood.
2. LifeCodexx Partners with Qiagen to Improve the PrenaTest, Europe’s First Non-invasive Prenatal Test
In this video, Dr Stephan Busche, Laboratory Head at LifeCodexx AG, explains how protocols and kits from QIAGEN have made a pioneering liquid-biopsy based, pre-natal test possible. There is a 1% risk of procedure-related miscarriage, but this innovative method relying on prenatal DNA collected from the mother's blood hopes to remove the need for invasive pre-natal testing.
3. Identifying Cancer Biomarkers from Liquid Biopsies Using Digital PCR
David Polsky, MD, PhD, Professor of Dermatologic Oncology at the New York University School of Medicine, reveals breakthroughs in melanoma research and how cancer research is being advanced using cutting-edge digital PCR, to identify novel biomarkers identification from liquid biopsies.
4. Improved Sample Stabilization for Liquid Biopsy Analyses
Jodi Alt, PhD, Research and Development Scientific Manager at Streck Inc., introduces Cell-Free DNA Blood Collection Tubes and Cell-Free DNA Urine Preserve for enhanced stabilization of liquid biopsy samples for downstream analyses, including PCR and NGS.
5. Enhanced Identification & Isolation of Cancer Cells Using Acoustic Technology
Dr Bruno Sainz, Ramón y Cajal Investigator at Autónoma University of Madrid, explains how his cancer research has been facilitated by acoustic based flow cytometry. This technology enables reliable and efficient identification and isolation of cells from tumors and liquid biopsies.
