Cancer Biomarkers

Dear Colleagues,

Biomarkers are playing an ever-increasingly important role in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of cancer patients. Advances in detection technologies, including next generation sequencing, circulating tumor cells, and multicolor flow cytometry, among others, have enabled scientists and clinicians to gain greater insights into the molecular mechanisms that underlie the pathologies of a variety of malignancies. Furthermore, targeted precision therapies often require the identification of subsets of patients who will benefit from these therapies, and cancer biomarkers are essential to obtaining FDA approval for many drugs under development and investigation.  Additionally, biomarkers are currently in clinical practice to identify patients with favorable prognoses who can safely avoid overtreatment. Nevertheless, challenges remain in development of new non-invasive biomarkers with greater sensitivity, specificity, and clinical utility. This Special Issue will review the current state of cancer biomarker development and the prospects for improving cancer care with new technologies and biomarkers to improve cancer patient diagnoses, management, and outcomes.

Dr. Carlos S. Moreno
Guest Editor

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