Table 7 Liquid biopsy in respiratory system cancers

From: Liquid biopsy in cancer: current status, challenges and future prospects

Cancer

Liquid biomarker

Origin

Tendency

Downstream target

Function

Reference

LC

cfDNA methylation

Plasma

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker

217

CDO1, HOXA9, AJAP1, PTGDR, UNCX, MARCH11 methylation

Serum, Pleural effusion, Ascites

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker, Prognostic biomarker

218

RASSF1A, CDKN2A, DLEC1 methylation

Plasma

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker

219

ctDNA

Plasma

up

 

Efficacy monitoring biomarker

222

CTCs

Peripheral blood

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker

225

let-7i-3p, miR-154-5p

Serum

down

 

Early diagnostic biomarker

226

miRNA

Plasma exosome

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker

228

SSA1,SSA2

Serum, Plasma

up

MMP-9

Early diagnostic biomarker, Tumor aggressiveness biomarker

221

LSCC

ctDNA

Plasma, Saliva

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker

240

ctDNA methylation

Plasma

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker, Disease progression biomarker, Prognostic biomarker, Disease progression biomarker

242

CTCs

Peripheral blood

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker

237

CTCs

Peripheral blood

up

 

Prognostic biomarker, Efficacy monitoring biomarker

238

CTCs

Peripheral blood

up

 

Prognostic biomarker

239

miR-21

Serum exosome

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker

245

miR-155

Plasma

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker

246

miRNA-130a

Plasma

down

 

Disease progression biomarker

247

miR-632

Serum

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker, Prognostic biomarker

248

Microbiota

Mouthwash

  

Early diagnostic biomarker

236

NPC

EBV DNA

Plasma

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker, Tumor recurrence biomarker

251

EBV DNA

Plasma

up

 

Efficacy monitoring biomarker

253

EBV DNA methylation

Saliva

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker

254

EBV microRNA

Serum

up

 

Early diagnostic biomarker

258