Special Focus Session

SF 10 - Liquid biopsy: implications for oncologic imaging

March 5, 14:30 - 16:00 CET

3 min
Chairperson's introduction
Wolfgang Gerhard Kunz, Munich / Germany
25 min
Liquid biopsy: the oncologist's perspective
Kathrin Heinrich, Munich / Germany
  1. To learn the basics about liquid biopsy.
  2. To appreciate the complexity of liquid biopsy methods.
  3. To understand the oncologist’s perspective on liquid biopsy.
25 min
LB-RECIST: liquid biopsy response evaluation
  1. To learn about liquid biopsy as a tool for response evaluation.
  2. To appreciate the complexity of response patterns in liquid biopsy.
  3. To understand the framework of LB-RECIST.
25 min
The relationship of liquid biopsy and oncologic imaging
Patrick Sutphin, Boston, MA / United States
  1. To learn how liquid biopsy and oncologic imaging reflect cancer burden.
  2. To appreciate the differences between liquid biopsy and imaging as an assessment tool.
  3. To understand the opportunities of combining parameters from both methods.
12 min
Panel discussion: Can we combine liquid biopsy results and imaging-based response criteria?