Endovascular image-guided sampling of tumor-draining veins provides an enriched source of oncological biomarkers.
2023
Frontiers in oncology
DOI
10.3389/fonc.2023.916196
Introduction: Circulating tumor-derived biomarkers can potentially impact cancer management throughout the continuum of care. This small exploratory study aimed to assess the relative levels of such biomarkers in the tumor-draining vascular beds in patients with solid tumors compared to levels in their peripheral veins.