Liquid biopsy in cancer – Currently available blood tests for cancer – OncoK9 – Antech
Currently available blood tests for cancer
OncoK9 – Antech
Published 29 May 2025
This test uses Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and is claimed to be able to detect changes associated with 30 types of canine cancer, including lymphoma, hemangiosarcoma, soft tissue sarcoma, mast cell tumor, osteosarcoma, mammary gland carcinoma, anal sac adenocarcinoma, and malignant melanoma.
OncoK9® — The Liquid Biopsy Test for Dogs™ [AntechTM] [online]. Available from: https://antechdiagnostics.co.uk/oncok9/ [Accessed 29 May 2025]
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- Flory, A. et al. (2023) Cancer detection in clinical practice and using blood‐based liquid biopsy: A retrospective audit of over 350 dogs. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 37 (1), pp. 258-267. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16616
- O’Kell, A.L. et al. (2023) Clinical experience with next-generation sequencing–based liquid biopsy testing for cancer detection in dogs: a review of 1,500 consecutive clinical cases. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 261 (6), pp. 827-836. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.22.11.0526
- Flory, A. et al. (2024) Clinical validation of a blood-based liquid biopsy test integrating cell-free DNA quantification and next-generation sequencing for cancer screening in dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 262 (5), pp. 665-673. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.10.0564
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