Liquid biopsy in cancer

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Currently available blood tests for cancer

NuQ Vet Cancer test – available through Nationwide laboratories in the UK

Published 29 May 2025

This test measures and analyses nucleosomes and is being promoted as a screening test for dogs with an increased risk of developing cancer, due to age, breed or genetic predisposition. (NationWide Laboratories now offers Nu.Q® Vet Cancer Screening Test in the UK [NationWide Laboratories] [online]. Available from: https://nwlabs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Nu.Q-leaflet-NWL-no-ranges.pdf [Accessed 29 May 2025])

Wilson-Robles, H.M. et al. (2022) Evaluation of plasma nucleosome concentrations in dogs with a variety of common cancers and in healthy dogs. BMC Veterinary Research, 18, no. 329. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03429-8
Wilson-Robles, H. et al. (2020) Evaluation of nucleosome concentrations in healthy dogs and dogs with cancer. PLoS One, 15 (8), e0236228. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236228
Wilson-Robles, H. et al. (2021) Characterizing circulating nucleosomes in the plasma of dogs with hemangiosarcoma. BMC Veterinary Research, 17, 231. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02934-6
Wilson-Robles, H. et al. (2023) Monitoring plasma nucleosome concentrations to measure disease response and progression in dogs with hematopoietic malignancies. PLoS One, 18 (5), e0281796. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281796
Dolan, C. et al. (2021) Characterizing circulating nucleosomes in the plasma of dogs with lymphoma. BMC Veterinary Research, 17, no. 276. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02991-x

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