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A review of predictive, prognostic and diagnostic biomarkers for brain tumours: towards personalised and targeted cancer therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 December 2019

Ernest Osei Open the ORCID record for Ernest Osei [Opens in a new window] ,
Pascale Walters ,
Olivia Masella ,
Quinton Tennant ,
Amber Fishwick ,
Eugenia Dadzie ,
Anmol Bhangu  and
Johnson Darko
Ernest Osei*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Physics, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, Kitchener, ON, Canada Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ONCanada
Pascale Walters
Affiliation:
Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Olivia Masella
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Quinton Tennant
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Amber Fishwick
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Eugenia Dadzie
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Anmol Bhangu
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Johnson Darko
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Physics, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, Kitchener, ON, Canada Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ONCanada
*
Author for correspondence: Ernest Osei, Department of Medical Physics, Grand River Regional Cancer Centre, Kitchener, ON, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Background:

Brain tumours are relatively rare disease but present a large medical challenge as there is currently no method for early detection of the tumour and are typically not diagnosed until patients have progressed to symptomatic stage which significantly decreases chances of survival and also minimises treatment efficacy. However, if brain cancers can be diagnosed at early stages and also if clinicians have the potential to prospectively identify patients likely to respond to specific treatments, then there is a very high potential to increase patients’ treatment efficacy and survival. In recent years, there have been several investigations to identify biomarkers for brain cancer risk assessment, early detection and diagnosis, the likelihood of identifying which group of patients will benefit from a particular treatment and monitoring patient response to treatment.

Materials and methods:

This paper reports on a review of 21 current clinical and emerging biomarkers used in risk assessment, screening for early detection and diagnosis, and monitoring the response of treatment of brain cancers.

Conclusion:

Understanding biomarkers, molecular mechanisms and signalling pathways can potentially lead to personalised and targeted treatment via therapeutic targeting of specific genetic aberrant pathways which play key roles in malignant brain tumour formation. The future holds promising for the use of biomarker analysis as a major factor for personalised and targeted brain cancer treatment, since biomarkers have the potential to measure early disease detection and diagnosis, the risk of disease development and progression, improved patient stratification for various treatment paradigms, provide accurate information of patient response to a specific treatment and inform clinicians about the likely outcome of a brain cancer diagnosis independent of the treatment received.

Keywords

brain cancersglioblastomagenesbiomarkerstargeted therapy
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Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , March 2021 , pp. 83 - 98
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