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Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit

Designed for high efficiency cfDNA isolation 

For research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Performance Data

The superb performance of Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit has been extensively validated.  Please review the examples of publications and performance data below.  For a full list of publications, please visit the Publications page.

What our community say

Integrative modeling of tumor genomes and epigenomes for enhanced cancer diagnosis by cell-free DNA
"Our integrative model detects early-stage cancers, including those of pancreatic origin, with high sensitivity that is comparable to that of late-stage detection. "..."(Methods section) cfDNA was extracted from 0.4 mL plasma ... and eluted in a final volume of 22 μL, using an Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit (Apostle, US) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. "
- An independent clinical study published in Nature Communications by a joint clinical research team
Individualized, heterologous chimpanzee adenovirus and self-amplifying mRNA neoantigen vaccine for advanced metastatic solid tumors: phase 1 trial interim results
"Exploratory biomarker analyses showed decreased circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in patients with prolonged OS... cfDNA was extracted from the entire plasma volume of a single draw using the Apostle MiniMax cfDNA Isolation kit (ApostleBio) "
- An independent clinical study published in Nature Medicine by a joint clinical team from Gritstone, Columbia University Medical Center, Mayo Clinic, MSKCC, MD Anderson, etc.
Simultaneous analysis of mutations and methylations in circulating cell-free DNA for hepatocellular carcinoma detection
"The model detected four of the five HCC cases in the cohort, showing 80% sensitivity and 94% specificity. These findings demonstrate that the MCP technology has potential for the discovery and validation of multiomics biomarkers for the noninvasive detection of cancer. This study also provides a comprehensive database of genetic and epigenetic alterations in the cfDNA of a large cohort of HCC cases and high-risk non-HCC individuals." "cfDNA was extracted from the plasma samples using the Apostle MiniMax cfDNA isolation kit (C43468, Apostle). "
- An independent clinical study published in Science Translational Medicine from the National Cancer Center of China
"In this study, we administered a recombinant bicistronic adeno-associated virus (AAV8) vector coding for both the light and heavy chains of the potent broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibody VRC07 (AAV8-VRC07) to eight adults living with HIV... Plasma AAV8-VRC07 plasmid DNA was measured by extracting DNA from plasma,... DNA was extracted from serum using an Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit, following the manufacturer’s protocol with slight modification."
- An independent clinical study published in Nature Medicine by NIH, Medical University of South Carolina, MIT and Harvard, Caltech, Duke, Vaxart, and ModeX
"The mqMSP assay is cost-effective and easily implementable for routine clinical monitoring of CRC recurrence, which can lead to better patient management after surgery... Plasma DNA extraction was performed using 2 to 5 mL of plasma with the Apostle MiniMax High-Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit, according to the product manual. "
- An independent clinical study published in PNAS
"This illustrates a 34.3% higher yield when using the Apostle kit as compared to the X kit." "This data demonstrates an average of 14.8% higher yield using the Apostle kit." "The Apostle mononucleosomal cfDNA yield was 70.0% higher than the yield for the X samples." "A summary provided in Table 2 shows the consistently higher yield achieved by the Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit as compared to the X circulating nucleic acid kit. The average 40% improvement in yield underscores the importance of extraction kit selection in cfDNA assay development and highlights the potential impact of cfDNA isolation efficiency in ctDNA detection."
- An independent study by scientists at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences (read Technical Note)
(Figure 4) "Most notably, the Apostle particles outperformed all others, achieving almost 2-fold higher recovery yields than the particles supplied in the X kit".
- An independent study by scientists at Johns Hopkins University and University of Pittsburgh (read article)
"We used SMS-based NIPS to screen for common fetal aneuploidies in 477 pregnant women." "Compared with NGS, SMS (without PCR) had less GC bias, a better distinction between T21 or T18 and euploidies, and better diagnostic performance. " "cfDNA was extracted from 0.6 mL of maternal plasma using Apostle MiniMax High-Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit (ref. number: A17622-50; Apostle) according to the manufacturer’s instructions."
- An independent study by scientists at Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine; Key Laboratory of Reproductive Genetics, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China (read article)
"H3K36me3 cfChIP-seq demonstrated increased enrichment of mutated alleles compared to normal alleles in plasma from patients with known somatic cancer mutations." "Findings here expand the utility of cfDNA in liquid biopsies to characterize treatment resistance, cancer subtyping, and disease progression." "Both the input as well as the cfChIP samples were purified using Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit (Beckman Coulter, Indianapolis, IN, USA) according to manufacturer’s instructions."
- An independent clinical study published in Molecular Oncology by Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
"Plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) from 2821 myeloid or lymphoid neoplasm patients were collected. cfDNA was sequenced using a 275 gene panel... This data shows that liquid biopsy using targeted NGS is reliable in detecting chromosomal structural abnormalities in myeloid neoplasms...Overall, this study supports the use of liquid biopsy for early diagnosis and monitoring of patients with myeloid neoplasms...We extracted cfDNA from 2821 peripheral blood samples using the Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit (San Jose, CA). "
- An independent clinical study published in Frontiers in Oncology by Hackensack University Medical Center, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University, Englewood Health Internal Medicine Residency Program, and Genomic Testing Cooperative
"...Elucidating the relationship between these pathways and the increased circulating mitochondrial DNA observed here will provide further insight into the cell-damaging effects of prolonged inhalation of e-cigarette aerosols. " "For measurement of in vivo plasma mtDNA/nDNA ratio, mice plasma was first subjected to cell-free DNA (cfDNA) extraction using Apostle minimax cfDNA extraction kit (ApostleBio, CA, US). "
- An independent research study published in American Journal of Cancer Research from Yale University
As a proof-of-concept, we developed a 222-plex Ultra-dPCR assay and demonstrated its potential use as a rapid, low-cost screening assay for non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for as low as 4% trisomy fraction samples with high precision, accuracy, and reproducibility....Cell-free plasma was isolated using the Apostle MiniMax kit (Beckman Coulter) according to the manufacturer’s protocol with an elution volume of 60 μL.
- An dependent study published in Analytical Chemistry by Enumerix
"Magnetic beads-based DNA extraction using the supernatant from the homogenized stool was chosen for further analysis due to better reproducibility, higher hgDNA yield, lower non-hgDNA background, and the potential for automation. With this protocol, a combination of SDC2 and NDRG4 methylation signals with a linear regression model achieved a sensitivity and specificity of 81.82 and 93.75%, respectively...Through the systematic evaluation of different stool processing and DNA extraction methods, we established a reproducible protocol for analyzing tumor DNA methylation markers in stool samples for colorectal cancer screening...Apostle Stool gDNA Isolation Kit (APOSTLE) was used according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Either 0.2 g pellets or 0.2 mL supernatant from homogenized stool was mixed with 1 mL lysis buffer (APOSTLE) for DNA extractions. "
- An independent clinical study published in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
"We developed a ddPCR assay to quantify the T790M mutation in plasma. Quantification of longitudinal plasma T790M mutation may allow noninvasive assessment of drug resistance and guide follow-up treatment in TKI-treated patients with NSCLC....cfDNA was extracted from 2–6 ml of plasma using an Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit (standard edition) (Apostle, Silicon Valley, CA, USA) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. "
- An independent clinical study published in Targeted Oncology
"The combination of mutation profiling and CNA profiling can improve the detection of MRD, which may help optimize the treatment strategies for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC)...cfDNA was extracted from 1.5-4.5 mL of plasma with the Apostle MiniMax cfDNA isolation kit (C40605, Apostle; San Jose, CA, USA). "
- An independent clinical study published in EBioMedicine from Peking Union Medical College, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Jinchenjunchuang Clinical Laboratory, China
"...This includes recognizing that an innovative product from Apostle is the best technology to address these needs."
- Steve Wowk, Director of Genomics, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
(Figure 1) "For each tube the Apostle MiniMax extracted higher total yield of DNA".
- An independent study by scientists at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences (read data sheet)
"Our study confirmed that SD regions are preferred biomarkers for aneuploidy detection and in particular SD-based digital PCR could find potential use for NIPT of trisomy... The cfDNA was isolated from 1 mL of each plasma sample by the Apostle MiniMax™ High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit (Apostle Inc, San Jose, CA). "
- An independent clinical study published in EBioMedicine from State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, Xiamen University, China
"BGI Genomics announces that its Stool Sample Collection Kit, DNA Isolation Kit together with Sample Pretreatment Kit for Methylation Detection have been CE marked. " (Note by Apostle: Apostle is the Original Equipment Manufacturer or OEM for the Stool DNA Isolation Kit mentioned in this news. )
- BGI

Performance Assessment

Apostle MiniMax technology offers a best-in-class efficiency and purity compared with conventional technologies to capture and isolate the circulating cell-free genetic materials. It is trusted by many of the world's most prestigious leaders in life sciences.

Independently Published Performance Assessment Data


(Figure 4) - "Most notably, the Apostle particles outperformed all others, achieving almost 2-fold higher recovery yields than the particles supplied in the X kit. "


Figure 1. cfDNA extraction method affects allele frequency (AF%). EGFR L858R standards with AF% of 0.3%, 1.0%, and 3.0% were spiked into plasma and isolated using Product A (red) or Apostle MiniMax cfDNA isolation kit (blue and green). The eluates were analyzed by NGS (performed by the Institute B) following standard protocol and AF% calculated using their established workflow. cfDNA isolated by Apostle MiniMax cfDNA isolation kit shows higher concordance between detected AF% and expected AF%

This link directs to an external page, reviewing the performance and data of Apostle MiniMax by Beckman Coulter Life Sciences. 2019

(Figure 1) "For each tube the Apostle MiniMax extracted higher total yield of DNA. "


This link directs to an external Application Note. This application note compares workflows and yield for the extraction of cfDNA using Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit, following the manual protocol, automating the extraction using the Biomek i7 Hybrid Workstation, and semi-automating the extraction using the KingFisher Duo Prime Sample Purification System.

This link directs to an external Application Note. This application note compares workflows and yield for the extraction of cfDNA using Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit, following the manual protocol, automating the extraction using the Biomek i7 Hybrid Workstation, and semi-automating the extraction using the KingFisher Duo Prime Sample Purification System.

This link directs to an external poster presented at ASHG 2019. This poster presents the data associated with correlation between mutations found In FFPE tumor tissue and paired cfDNA samples.

This link directs to an external poster presented at ASHG 2019. This poster presents the data associated with the comparison between mutation profiles of paired whole blood and cfDNA samples.

This link directs to an external poster presented at AACR 2019. This poster presents a comparison of matched FFPE and plasma samples to determine how many mutations are seen in both tissues.

This link directs to an external poster presented at AGBT 2019. This poster presents a novel cfDNA extraction kit and show its compatibility with extractions from 200 µl – 5 mL.


For a complete list of publications, visit here.

Example Data

cfDNA is a group of highly fragmented DNA molecules, with major peak at ~170bp, doublet peak at ~340bp, triplet peak at ~510bp, and so on. Therefore, cfDNA isolation kit capable of highly efficient cfDNA isolation spanning wide cfDNA size distribution is desired. Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit meets such need as demonstrated from its >95% recovery of DNA ladder. This is further validated through isolation of natural cfDNA from human plasma (Exhibit 1A) and urine samples (Exhibit 1B), where Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit offers superior cfDNA isolation efficiency over wide range, specifically covering the 170bp, 340bp, and 510bp cfDNA peaks, when compared with major alternative product.  Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit enables superior and consistent performance of DNA mutation detection, validated by qPCR (Exhibit 2).

Exhibit 7. Superior cfDNA isolation efficiency in human plasma and urine.

A) Cell-free plasma was separated from blood samples by centrifugation for 10 minutes at 2000g at 4oC, then centrifuged for 10 minutes at 16000g at 4oC. cfDNA was isolated from 4mL plasma with Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit (red curve) and major alternative product (blue curve). The isolated cfDNA was characterized by Bioanalyzer 2100. 

B) Cell-free urine was prepared by centrifugation for 10 minutes at 16000g at 4oC. cfDNA was isolated from 20mL urine with Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit (red curve) and major alternative product (blue curve). The isolated cfDNA was characterized by Bioanalyzer 2100. Apostle MiniMaxTM High Efficiency cfDNA Isolation Kit offers superior cfDNA isolation efficiency for both plasma and urine samples.

Exhibit 8. Superior performance of DNA mutation detection isolated with Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit

20 uL of DNA fragment containing the EGFR c.2573T>G L858R mutation (synthetic, ~170 bp), with concentration of 1 ng/uL, 0.1 ng/uL, 0.01 ng/uL, 0.001 ng/uL, was spiked into 1mL TE buffer (blue) or Serum (red) respectively. The mutated DNA fragment was isolated with Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit (Standard Edition), with a final elution volume of 20 uL. qPCR was performed using 1 uL of the isolated DNA, and compared with 1 uL of the corresponding original mutated DNA solution at 1 ng/uL, 0.1 ng/uL, 0.01 ng/uL, 0.001 ng/uL. 

A) Amplification plot showing highly overlapping curves for mutated DNA fragment isolated with Apostle MiniMaxTM High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit and original DNA solution at different concentrations. 

B) qPCR standard curve generated using original mutated DNA solution, in order to quantify the recovery of DNA isolated with Apostle MiniMax High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit. DNA isolation recovery rate was calculated to be >90%. 

Note: Displayed DNA concentration series at 1, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 ng/ul are the concentrations of the original DNA dilution series before spiking into 1mL of serum. The corresponding DNA isolation working concentrations are 20 pg/ul, 2 pg/ul, 0.2 pg/ul, 0.02 pg/ul, respectively.

Applications

Apostle MiniMax technology has been applied in world-class research and development projects of novel liquid biopsy technologies.  

For a more detailed discussion, visit here. Some examples include:

Other Information

Apostle also partners with Beckman Coulter to offer the Apostle MiniMaxTM High Efficiency Isolation Kit. If you wish to order the kit through Beckman Coulter, please visit Beckman Coulter's website:

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https://www.beckman.com/reagents/genomic/dna-isolation/from-plasma

For more information about this partnership: https://www.beckman.com/news/liquid-biopsy-partnership-with-apostle

ProductsCat#
Apostle MiniMaxTM High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit (Standard Edition) (1mL X 10 preps)A17622-10
Apostle MiniMaxTM High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit (Standard Edition) (1mL X 50 preps)A17622-50
Apostle MiniMaxTM High Efficiency Cell-Free DNA Isolation Kit (Standard Edition) (5mL X 50 preps)A17622-250
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Nature Communications just published a clinical study, including 2125 cancer patients, 9 cancer types, using the Apostle Minimax cfDNA technology. This study demonstrates the ability of its model to detect early-stage cancers using cfDNA, including those of pancreatic origin, with high sensitivity that is comparable to that of late-stage detection. Congratulations to this clinical research team. To date, the Apostle Minimax cfDNA technology has been used in 2 articles published in Nature Medicine, 1 in Nature Communications, 1 in Science Translational Medicine, 1 in PNAS, and over 50 scientific articles in different journals.