09/10/2026
What molecular story is the CNS telling?
This clinical data highlight is from a prospective UCSF study of patients with metastatic breast cancer and leptomeningeal metastases (LM) and shows why looking directly at the CSF matters.
- 50% of patients with confirmed LM had molecular alterations detected by CSF NGS
- 71.4% of tested patients had CSF tumor cells detected by CNSide®
CSF and extracranial NGS showed variable concordance and discordance, highlighting the potential for CNS-specific molecular insights that may not be captured outside the CNS. CNSide identified tumor cells and pathogenic/actionable mutations in patients with negative CSF cytology.
Read the snapshot of the peer-reviewed study by Huppert et al. in Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology: https://hubs.la/Q04x5DRB0
Source: Huppert et al. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2026;18:17588359261424678.