Massively parallel sequencing of cell-free DNA in plasma for detecting gynaecological tumour-associated copy number alteration

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The discovery of circulating tumour DNA molecules created a paradigm shift in tumour biomarkers as predictors of recurrence. Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to detect circulating cell-free foetal DNA in maternal plasma is increasingly recognised as a valuable substitute to perceive foetal copy number variation (CNV). This study aimed to determine whether the copy number detection in plasma samples using NIPT platform could be used as a prognostic biomarker in patients with gynaecological cancer. We conducted a prospective study using samples containing preoperative plasma from 100 women with gynaecological cancers. Samples were randomly rearranged and blindly sequenced using a low-coverage whole-genome sequencing plasma DNA, NIPT platform. The NIPT pipeline identified copy number alterations (CNAs) were counted in plasma as a gain or loss if they exceeded 10 Mb from the expected diploid coverage. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were analysed according to the presence of CNA in plasma using Kaplan–Meier analyses. The NIPT pipeline detected 19/100 cases of all gynaecological cancers, including 6/36 ovarian cancers, 3/11 cervical cancers, and 10/53 endometrial cancers. Patients with CNA in plasma had a significantly poorer prognosis in all stages concerning PFS and OS. Therefore, low-coverage sequencing NIPT platform could serve as a predictive marker of patient outcome.

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Nakabayashi, M., Kawashima, A., Yasuhara, R., Hayakawa, Y., Miyamoto, S., Iizuka, C., & Sekizawa, A. (2018). Massively parallel sequencing of cell-free DNA in plasma for detecting gynaecological tumour-associated copy number alteration. Scientific Reports, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29381-y

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