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Robbe Heestermans Highlights cfDNA as a Tool for Liquid Biopsy in Multiple Myeloma
Aug 27, 2025, 06:17

Robbe Heestermans Highlights cfDNA as a Tool for Liquid Biopsy in Multiple Myeloma

Robbe Heestermans, PhD Fellow Strategic Basic Research at Research Foundation Flanders FWO, shared a post on LinkedIn about a paper published on ASH Publications:

“Dear network,

I am happy to share with you the results of our latest study ‘Blood-derived cell-free DNA is a superior biomarker for noninvasive DNA methylation profiling in multiple myeloma’, which has been published in Blood Advances, an official journal of the American Society of Hematology.

In this study, we demonstrate the value of cell free DNA (cfDNA) as a non-invasive tool for DNA methylation profiling in multiple myeloma (MM). This is the first comprehensive study investigating and comparing the DNA methylation profiles obtained with liquid biopsies in MM, opening the door for less invasive, multi-omics diagnostic strategies in clinical care.

Many thanks to my supervisors Ivan Van Riet, Elke De Bruyne, Rik Schots and Marleen Bakkus for their support as well as to the other co-authors Catharina Olsen, Shervine Ameli, Jana Succari, Toon Janssen, Wouter De Brouwer, Ann De Becker and Isabelle Vande Broek.

This study was supported by the Research Foundation Flanders – FWO, Kom op tegen Kanker, the King Baudouin Foundation, the VUB Strategic Research Program, and the UZ Brussel Foundation.

Check it out here.”

Title: Blood-derived cell-free DNA is a superior biomarker for noninvasive DNA methylation profiling in multiple myeloma

Authors: Robbe Heestermans, Catharina Olsen, Shervine Ameli, Jana Succari, Toon Janssen, Wouter De Brouwer, Ann De Becker, Isabelle Vande Broek, Marleen Bakkus, Rik Schots, Elke De Bruyne, Ivan Van Riet

Robbe Heestermans

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