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Table 2 The detection and analysis of ctDNA in ovarian cancer

From: Circulating tumor DNA: a noninvasive biomarker for tracking ovarian cancer

Detection method

Detection rate (%)

Diagnostic Sensitivity and/Specificity

Prognostic Significance

Sample Subtype / Stage

Number of patients (>10)

Whole blood / plasma or serum

Genetic marker

Ref.

WGS

89

NR

PFS, HR=3.31, 95% CI 1.33-9.13, p=0.011

HGSOC (III-IV)

46

plasma

BRCA1/2

[55]

CAPP-Seq

NR

NR

NR

HGSOC III or IV (1 mucinous carcinoma III)

10

Blood (8.5 ml)

TP53 (60%), YAP2, SLITRK5, RET, GRM1, FAT1, LRRTM1, BRINP2, CDH9 and GRM1, etc.

[56]

ddPCR

37.3

NR

OS (p=0.017); PFS (p<0.001)

EOCs (I-IV)

85

Plasma (0.5 ml)

PIK3CA or KRAS

[57]

MSP

70.6

Sp=50%, Sn=90.0%

NR

EOCs (I- III)

17

Plasma

CNV

[52]

Targeted-NGS

TP53=96

NR

PFS, HR=0.12 (p<0.0001)

EOCs (96% HGSOC)

97

Blood (9 ml); Plasma (2-3 ml)

BRAC1, BRAC2, TP53

[58]

Targeted-NGS

100 for TP53 and variable for the other genes

NR

PFS (p<0.01)

HGSOC (II-IV)

12

Blood (5-6 ml); Plasma (1-2 ml)

CNV and >500 cancer related genes including TP53, PTEN, BRCA2, etc.

[59]

Targeted-NGS

~90% for onlyTP53;100 for all mutant genes

Sp=100%; Sn=74-75%

OS (p=0.025); PFS (p<0.001)

EOCs (II and III)

10 drugresistant recurrent; 11 drugsensitive recurrent

Plasma (1 ml)

NV and mutant genes including TP53, BRCA1, NOTCH2, DNMT3A, etc.

[60]

ddPCR

10

NR

PFS (p=0.004)

Clear cell carcinoma

29

Plasma

KRAS and PIK3CA

[61]

ddPCR

93

NR

PFS, Reduced TTP (p=0.038)

HGSOC (II, III and IV)

61

Blood (15 ml); Plasma (1-5 ml)

TP53

[62]

WGS

16.7

NR

OS, HR=3.87 (p=0.015); PFS, HR=7.98 (p=0.045)

HGSOC (I-IV)

36

Blood (10 ml); Plasma (4 ml)

CNV

[63]

CancerSEEK

98

Sn=98%; Sp>99%; AUC=0.91 (0.90-0.92)

NR

EOCs (I-III)

54

Plasma (7.5 ml)

16 gene panel

[64]

Targeted-NGS and ddPCR

71

Sn=97.4%; Sp=100%

NR

EOCs (I-IV)

42

Plasma

55 gene panel including TP53, KIT, ALK, APC, ERBB4, etc.

[41]

RT-MSP

38

NR

NR

HGSOC (I-IV)

50

Blood (5 ml); Plasma (2 ml)

ESR1

[53]

TAm-RSeq, dPCR

BRCA1 & 2 reversion=21; TP53=79

0.031-0.085%

Reversion BRAC1/2

HGSOC (18) and endometrioid (1)(III and IV)

19

Plasma (1 ml)

BRAC1/2, TP53

[65]

TUC-BS & RRBS

33

NR

NR

HGSOC (I-IV)

151

Blood (20-40 ml); Serum (4 ml)

Regions linke to COL23A1,C2CD4D and WNT6

[66]

MSP

90

Sn=90.14% Sp=91.87%

NR

EOCs (I-IV)

149

Blood (3 ml); Serum (0.2 ml)

OPCML, RUNX3, TFP12

[67]

TAm-Seq, dPCR

Before treatment=82 Newly Diagnosed=86

Sn=86%

Reduced TTP, HR=0.22 (0.07-0.67; p=0.008)

HGSOC (III and IV)

40

Blood (7.5 ml); Plasma (Average = 2.1 ml)

TP53

[68]

WEG (WISECONDOR)

40.6

Sn=40.6%; Sp=93.8%

NR

HGSOC (I-IV)

32

Plasma

CNV

[69]

WGS

NR

Sn=67%; Sp=99.6%

NR

Invasive and borderline OC (I-IV)

57

Plasma

CNV

[70]

MN-MSP

90.1

Sn=90.14%; Sp=91.06%

NR

EOCs (I- IV)

114

Serum

OPCML, RUNX3, TFPI2

[71]

WES, ddPCR, TGS

93.8

Sn=81-91%; Sp: 0-99%

PFS (p=0.001); OS (p=0.0194)

HGSOC (I-IV)

22

Serum (0.2 ml)

TP53, PTEN, PIK3CA, MET, KRAS, FBXW7, BRAF

[47]

  1. NR Not reported, dPCR droplet Polymerase chain reaction, ddPCR Droplet digital PCR, CNV Copy number variation, NGS Next generation Sequencing, WES Whole exome sequencing, WGS Whole genome sequencing, WISECONDOR Within-Sample copy number aberration Detector, CAPP-Seq cancer personalized profiling by deep sequencing, TAm-Seq Tagged-amplicon deep sequencing, RT-MSP Real-Time methylation specific PCR, RRBS Reduced representation bisulphite sequencing, TUC-BS Targeted ultra-high coverage bisulphite sequencing, MSP Methylation specific PCR, MN-MSP Multiplex nested methylated specific PCR, PFS Progression free survival, OS Overall survival, TTP Time to progression, EOC Epithelial ovarian cancer, HGSOC High grade serous ovarian cancer