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Early cancer detection or prevention

Towards liquid biopsy-based analysis of antitumour immunity.

A framework for monitoring cancer-fighting immune cells in blood could help doctors personalize immunotherapy by detecting early signs of response or resistance without repeated biopsies.

This Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology review by world-leading liquid biopsy experts Pantel and Alix-Panabières proposes a comprehensive paradigm for characterizing antitumour immunity non-invasively, combining CTC, EV, cfDNA, and immune cell analytes into integrated immune monitoring platforms. The framework addresses a critical unmet gap in non-invasive immunotherapy response monitoring and guides next-generation liquid biopsy tool development for early cancer detection and treatment adaptation.

What the study was

Study design
Expert narrative review and conceptual framework
Category
Early Detection
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Nature reviews. Clinical oncology

Why it surfaced

Nat Rev Clin Oncol review by two foremost liquid biopsy authorities proposing immune-based liquid biopsy framework. Sets agenda for next-generation liquid biopsy integrating antitumour immunity. Broadly applicable across cancer types; addresses critical immunotherapy monitoring gap.

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