CESAR: A R Package for High-Sensitivity Detection of Copy Number Variations in ctDNA Using Segmentation and Anchor Recalibration
Jinchang Lu, Shuai Ni, Kui Lu, Ning Wu, Yun Wang, Lina Wang, X F Jiang
CESAR improves CNV detection in low-tumor fraction ctDNA by recalibrating depth ratios using anchor selection and segmentation, outperforming CNVkit in sensitivity and reproducibility.
bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics