Mapping the Future: Next-Gen Tools for Personalized Cancer Care

The landscape of cancer care is evolving rapidly, with precision assessment tools playing a pivotal role in early detection, surveillance, and personalized treatment strategies. This lecture will explore how advanced diagnostics—ranging from liquid biopsies and genomic profiling to metabolic imaging and tumor microenvironment analysis—are reshaping oncology.

Learning Objectives

• Screening & Early Detection – Examining cutting-edge tools such as circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and methylation patterns, advanced imaging techniques, and more to enhance early cancer detection
• Surveillance & Monitoring – Understanding how precision diagnostics, including molecular markers, allow for real-time tracking of disease progression, early relapse, and treatment response
• Therapy Selection & Personalization – Reviewing how next-generation sequencing, tumor mutational burden analysis, and pharmacogenomics are guiding targeted therapies and immunotherapy choices