Liquid Biopsy Promise

 Five Reasons It Matters

Podcast Intro and Guests

How the Term Was Born

Can It Cut Costs

Standards and Guidelines

Will Tissue Biopsies Fade

India in Global Trials

Oncology Breakthroughs Now

Immunotherapy and CAR T

Tracking Resistance with Blood

mRNA Vaccines Future

AI in Cancer Research

Closing Thanks and Credits

In 2010, scientists Catherine Alix-Panabières and Klaus Pantel coined the term “liquid biopsy”, which Nature later named one of the key cancer discoveries of the last 20 years. Their blood-based approach can detect cancer early, spare patients painful needle biopsies, help doctors choose the right therapy and flag when a treatment stops working. Professor Pantel says a $1,000 test could save around $10,000 in ineffective treatment. In this conversation with The Economic Times pharma editor Vikas Dandekar, they explain why adoption is still slow, how India can take a bigger role in global clinical trials, and how immunotherapy and AI could shape the future of cancer care. Listen in

<p>In 2010, scientists Catherine Alix-Panabi&egrave;res and Klaus Pantel coined the term &ldquo;liquid biopsy&rdquo;, which Nature later named one of the key cancer discoveries of the last 20 years. Their blood-based approach can detect cancer early, spare patients painful needle biopsies, help doctors choose the right therapy and flag when a treatment stops working. Professor Pantel says a $1,000 test could save around $10,000 in ineffective treatment. In this conversation with The Economic Times pharma editor Vikas Dandekar, they explain why adoption is still slow, how India can take a bigger role in global clinical trials, and how immunotherapy and AI could shape the future of cancer care. Listen in</p>

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