Current Status and Future Challenges of Liquid Biopsy—2nd Edition
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2027 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editors
2. Izumi City General Hospital, Izumi, Japan
Interests: minimal residual disease (MRD); surgical treatment for NSCLC; neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment; immunotherapy; molecular targeted therapy; EGFR mutation; biomarker analysis
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Interests: minimal residual disease (MRD); surgical treatment for NSCLC; biomarker analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Clinical testing using liquid biopsy technology has been widely used in clinical practice for treating cancer patients, and the scope of its use is further expanding. Liquid biopsy is useful for detecting genetic aberrations and/or tumor mutation burden as a less invasive alternative to tissue biopsy. In addition, liquid biopsy has gained significant attention as a promising tool for minimal residual disease (MRD) detection after curative-intent treatment.
In this Special Issue, we will publish current status, limitations, technological developments, and future perspectives related to liquid biopsy for cancer patients from various perspectives, including basic research, translational data, clinical observations and clinical trials, as well as comprehensive reviews that focus on liquid biopsy. Educational case series related to liquid biopsy are also welcome.
This Special Issue will cover all aspects of studies related to liquid biopsy for cancer patients, including circulating tumor cells (CTCs), circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), circulating cell-free RNA, extracellular vesicles, and tumor-educated platelet (TEP). We invite all scientists working in the field of liquid biopsy to participate in this Special Issue.
Dr. Kenichi Suda
Dr. Shuta Ohara
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- minimal residual disease (MRD)
- ctDNA
- cfDNA
- heterogeneity
- comprehensive genomic profiling
- biomarker
- diagnosis
- personalization
- prognostic marker
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