Nadia Ghazali , Ana Ortega-Franco , Diego de Miguel-Perez , Erick F. Saldanha , Konstantinos Venetis , Pasquale Pisapia , Surbhi Singhal , Benjamin A. Bleiberg , Carolina Reduzzi , Roberto Borea
{"title":"Cancer in a drop: Liquid biopsy highlights from the World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) 2025","authors":"Nadia Ghazali , Ana Ortega-Franco , Diego de Miguel-Perez , Erick F. Saldanha , Konstantinos Venetis , Pasquale Pisapia , Surbhi Singhal , Benjamin A. Bleiberg , Carolina Reduzzi , Roberto Borea","doi":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100449","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100449","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The role of liquid biopsy in oncological care continues to expand, with multiple studies presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 2025 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC 2025). This review summarizes recent advances in liquid biopsy for thoracic oncology, encompassing both non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC).</div><div>In early detection and screening, proteomic profiling has identified potential biomarkers predictive of future lung cancer risk. The integration of proteomics with clinical and imaging data can improve pulmonary nodule malignancy prediction. In resectable NSCLC, tumour-informed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) assay demonstrated high sensitivity for minimal residual disease (MRD) detection, with MRD clearance following neoadjuvant osimertinib or chemo-immunotherapy associated with favorable outcomes.</div><div>In advanced NSCLC, longitudinal liquid biopsy analyses reveal dynamic subclonal evolution driving early treatment resistance. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) clearance following targeted therapy in MET exon 14 skipping and BRAF-mutated tumors was associated with improved clinical outcomes. Emerging biomarkers such as ctDNA tumour fraction and circulating microRNA signatures are promising for radiotherapy stratification and prediction of immunotherapy-related toxicities.</div><div>In SCLC, MRD monitoring enables earlier detection of disease progression and supports ctDNA-guided selection of patients for consolidation immunotherapy following chemotherapy. Overall, these advances demonstrate the expanding role of liquid biopsy in improving early detection, guiding treatment, and improving disease monitoring in lung cancer.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101235,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Liquid Biopsy","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100449"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145693792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dr. Lara Paracchini , Dr. Lorena Ancona , Dr. Luca Beltrame , Dr. Sonia Ismari , Dr. Micaela Piemontese , Dr. Laura Mannarino , Dr. Francesca Chemi , Paolo Zucali (Prof.) , Paolo Bossi (Prof.) , Domenica Lorusso (Prof.) , Dr. Alberto Puccini , Maurizio D'Incalci (Prof.) , Dr. Sergio Marchini
{"title":"Repositioning ctDNA as a Real-Time Clinical Compass: A Meta-Analysis of 14,000 Patients Across 42 Studies","authors":"Dr. Mohamed Tharwat Kamouna","doi":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100338","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100338","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101235,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Liquid Biopsy","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100338"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145594514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dr. Carlos Pedraz Valdunciel , Dr. Nadia Bayou , Dr Ashish Saxena , Dr Letizia Pontolilo , Dr Urko del Castillo , Dr Mara Serena Serafini , Dr Rafael Rosell (Prof) , Dr Massimo Cristofanilli (Prof) , Dr Paraskevi Giannakakou (Prof) , Dr Carolina Reduzzi
{"title":"Comparative evaluation of Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) enrichment strategies in lung and breast cancers","authors":"Dr. Carlos Pedraz Valdunciel , Dr. Nadia Bayou , Dr Ashish Saxena , Dr Letizia Pontolilo , Dr Urko del Castillo , Dr Mara Serena Serafini , Dr Rafael Rosell (Prof) , Dr Massimo Cristofanilli (Prof) , Dr Paraskevi Giannakakou (Prof) , Dr Carolina Reduzzi","doi":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100361","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100361","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101235,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Liquid Biopsy","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100361"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145594541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dr. Siliva Marconi , Dr. Andrea Balossino , Dr. Adriana Amaro , Dr. Sara Santamaria , Dr. Laura Damele , Dr. Maria Dono , Dr. Luca Lucente , Dr Margherita Puppo , Dr. Linda Zinoli , Dr. Giulia Barletta , Carlo Genova (Prof) , Dr. Simona Coco
{"title":"Platelet gene expression profiling as a liquid biopsy tool to monitor Immunotherapy resistance in advanced NSCLC patients","authors":"Dr. Siliva Marconi , Dr. Andrea Balossino , Dr. Adriana Amaro , Dr. Sara Santamaria , Dr. Laura Damele , Dr. Maria Dono , Dr. Luca Lucente , Dr Margherita Puppo , Dr. Linda Zinoli , Dr. Giulia Barletta , Carlo Genova (Prof) , Dr. Simona Coco","doi":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100391","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100391","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101235,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Liquid Biopsy","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100391"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145594548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dr. Barbara Cardinali , Dr Alice Stella , Dr Simona Coco , Dr Silvia Marconi , Dr Andrea Sciutto , Dr Linda Zinoli , Francesco Boccardo (Prof.) , Alessandra Rubagotti (Prof.) , Dr Giovanna Chiorino , Dr Paola Ostano , Lucia Del Mastro (Prof.)
{"title":"Breast cancer development risk: a novel signature based on EV-miRNAs from the EsomirR Study","authors":"Dr. Barbara Cardinali , Dr Alice Stella , Dr Simona Coco , Dr Silvia Marconi , Dr Andrea Sciutto , Dr Linda Zinoli , Francesco Boccardo (Prof.) , Alessandra Rubagotti (Prof.) , Dr Giovanna Chiorino , Dr Paola Ostano , Lucia Del Mastro (Prof.)","doi":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100395","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100395","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101235,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Liquid Biopsy","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100395"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145594551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dr. Jihyun Lee , PhD. Hyeryeong Jun , Ms. Soee Kim , BS. Hyeonji Cho , MD. PhD. Kihyun Kim , PhD. Jung Won Kim
{"title":"Clinical Relevance of Circulating Myeloma Cell Quantification and Multiple Myeloma Staging System","authors":"Dr. Jihyun Lee , PhD. Hyeryeong Jun , Ms. Soee Kim , BS. Hyeonji Cho , MD. PhD. Kihyun Kim , PhD. Jung Won Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100429","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100429","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101235,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Liquid Biopsy","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100429"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145594372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A.R. Thierry (Prof.) , Dr Ekaterina Pisareva , Ms Marianne Richaud , Dr Severine Tabone-Eglinger , Thomas Bachelot (Prof.) , Benjamin Besse (Prof) , Dr Thibault Mazard , Marc Ychou (Prof) , Dr Benoit Roch , Jacques Colinge (Prof.)
{"title":"High performance of cancer detection with using single-strand circulating DNA fragment end motif analysis","authors":"A.R. Thierry (Prof.) , Dr Ekaterina Pisareva , Ms Marianne Richaud , Dr Severine Tabone-Eglinger , Thomas Bachelot (Prof.) , Benjamin Besse (Prof) , Dr Thibault Mazard , Marc Ychou (Prof) , Dr Benoit Roch , Jacques Colinge (Prof.)","doi":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100342","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100342","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101235,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Liquid Biopsy","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100342"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145594519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marija Balic (Prof.) , Dr David Riseberg , Dr Carol Tweed , Dr Julia Foldi , Mrs Femke de Snoo , Mrs Lisette Stork-Sloots , Mr Frank K. Kuhr , Mr Daryl S. Spinner , Mr Maher Albitar , Adam M. Brufsky (Prof)
{"title":"CTC-EXPRESS: A prospective observational study for CTC biomarker Expression and cfDNA/cfRNA assessment in metastatic breast cancer","authors":"Marija Balic (Prof.) , Dr David Riseberg , Dr Carol Tweed , Dr Julia Foldi , Mrs Femke de Snoo , Mrs Lisette Stork-Sloots , Mr Frank K. Kuhr , Mr Daryl S. Spinner , Mr Maher Albitar , Adam M. Brufsky (Prof)","doi":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100348","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jlb.2025.100348","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101235,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Liquid Biopsy","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100348"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145594523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}