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AI Blood test enhances lung cancer detection

A prospective clinical trial validating our DELFI AI blood test for early detection of lung cancer has just been published in Cancer Discovery. As the first validated blood test for detecting lung cancer, this cell-free DNA fragmentome assay has the potential to make lung cancer less invasive, more accessible and to save lives from the leading cause of cancer deaths.  Congratulations to team members at Johns Hopkins, collaborators at multiple institutions, and DELFI! 

Mazzone PJ, Bach PB, Carey J, Schonewolf CA, Bognar K, Ahluwalia MS, Cruz-Correa M, Gierada D, Kotagiri S, Lloyd K, Maldonado F, Ortendahl JD, Sequist LV, Silvestri GA, Tanner N, Thompson JC, Vachani A, Wong KK, Zaidi AH, Catallini J, Gershman A, Lumbard K, Millberg LK, Nawrocki J, Portwood C, Rangnekar A, Sheridan CC, Trivedi N, Wu T, Zong Y, Cotton L, Ryan A, Cisar C, Leal A, Dracopoli NC, Scharpf RB, Velculescu VE, Pike LRG.  Clinical validation of a cell-free DNA fragmentome assay for augmentation of lung cancer early detection.  Cancer Discovery. 2024 Nov 1;14(11):2224-2242. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-24-0519. PMID: 38829053.  Article | Press

Illuminating the dark matter of the genome

We are illuminating the dark matter of the cancer genome using a new AI approach we have developed called ARTEMIS. This method reveals genome-wide repeat landscapes in cancer and in cell-free DNA, and shows promise for early detection of lung and liver cancers. Congratulations to Akshaya and members of the team on this important advance in our understanding of the cancer genome! 

Annapragada AV, Niknafs N, White JR, Bruhm DC, Cherry C, Medina JE, Adleff V, Hruban C, Mathios D, Foda ZH, Phallen J, Scharpf RB, Velculescu VE.  Genome-wide repeat landscapes in cancer and cell-free DNA.  Science Translational Medicine. 2024 Mar 13;16(738):eadj9283. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adj9283. Epub 2024 Mar 13.  PMID: 38478628.  Article | Press