Enhanced detection of circulating tumor DNA by fragment size analysis

…, K Heider, JCM Wan, A Supernat, I Hudecova… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
Existing methods to improve detection of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) have focused on
genomic alterations but have rarely considered the biological properties of plasma cell-free …

CXCR4 inhibition in human pancreatic and colorectal cancers induces an integrated immune response

…, FA Gallagher, M Pawula, I Hudecova… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Inhibition of the chemokine receptor CXCR4 in combination with blockade of the PD-1/PD-L1
T cell checkpoint induces T cell infiltration and anticancer responses in murine and human …

ctDNA monitoring using patient-specific sequencing and integration of variant reads

…, E Barker, G Young, WN Cooper, I Hudecova… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Circulating tumor-derived DNA (ctDNA) can be used to monitor cancer dynamics noninvasively.
Detection of ctDNA can be challenging in patients with low-volume or residual disease, …

Digital PCR analysis of circulating nucleic acids

I Hudecova - Clinical biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Detection of plasma circulating nucleic acids (CNAs) requires the use of extremely sensitive
and precise methods. The commonly used quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (…

Second generation noninvasive fetal genome analysis reveals de novo mutations, single-base parental inheritance, and preferred DNA ends

…, SH Cheng, AIC Wong, I Hudecova… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Plasma DNA obtained from a pregnant woman was sequenced to a depth of 270× haploid
genome coverage. Comparing the maternal plasma DNA sequencing data with the parental …

Fragmentation patterns and personalized sequencing of cell‐free DNA in urine and plasma of glioma patients

…, J Hadfield, M Grzelak, I Hudecova… - EMBO molecular …, 2021 - embopress.org
Glioma‐derived cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) is challenging to detect using liquid biopsy because
quantities in body fluids are low. We determined the glioma‐derived DNA fraction in …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal plasma fetal DNA fractions in pregnancies with low and high risks for fetal chromosomal aneuploidies

I Hudecova, D Sahota, MMS Heung, Y Jin, WS Lee… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Recently published international guidelines recommend the clinical use of noninvasive
prenatal test (NIPT) for aneuploidy screening only among pregnant women whose fetuses are …

Characteristics, origin, and potential for cancer diagnostics of ultrashort plasma cell-free DNA

I Hudecova, CG Smith, R Hänsel-Hertsch… - Genome …, 2022 - genome.cshlp.org
Current evidence suggests that plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is fragmented around a mode
of 166 bp. Data supporting this view has been mainly acquired through the analysis of …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive characterization of cell-free tumor DNA in plasma and urine of patients with renal tumors

…, JCM Wan, AY Warren, J Morris, I Hudecova… - Genome medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Cell-free tumor-derived DNA (ctDNA) allows non-invasive monitoring of
cancers, but its utility in renal cell cancer (RCC) has not been established. Methods Here, a …

Noninvasive detection of F8 int22h-related inversions and sequence variants in maternal plasma of hemophilia carriers

I Hudecova, P Jiang, J Davies, YMD Lo… - Blood, The Journal …, 2017 - ashpublications.org
Direct detection of F8 and F9 sequence variants in maternal plasma of hemophilia carriers
has been demonstrated by microfluidics digital PCR. Noninvasive prenatal assessment of the …