Liquid Biopsy in Solid Tumors

Dear Colleagues,

Liquid biopsies represent one of the most exciting revolutions of the predictive molecular pathology era. The term 'liquid biopsy' refers to test that are carried out on a number of different biological fluids, including but not limited to plasma, cefalorachidian liquid, effusions and urine. The application of next generation technology to liquid biopsies has allowed for a quantum leap in the detection and monitoring of different genetic alterations, and it has become one of the key weapons able to improve the clinical outcome of different cancer patients.

In this Special Issue, we would like to discuss new insights into the liquid biopsy landscape that may be useful to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of solid tumours, with a special focus on the application of next-generation technologies to different types of liquid biopsy-derived analytes.

Dr. Umberto Malapelle
Dr. Francesco Passiglia
Guest Editors

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