ESMO Virtual Advanced Course on Liquid Biopsy for Cancer Management June 2021

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Learning objectives

• To understand the principles of blood-based liquid biopsies and the available methodologies for isolating tumor material from blood samples, and the potential and limitations of liquid biopsy-based tumor genomic profiling for patient stratification and detection of predictive biomarkers of response to therapy
• To review and discuss data for liquid biopsy-based assessments as endpoints of antitumor activity in clinical trials
• To learn how the assessment of tumor heterogeneity and evolution based on liquid biopsy assays can improve cancer treatment