To find early diagnostic indicators that can accurately identify patients with localized tumors, who are likely to benefit from curative treatment, while avoiding unnecessary biopsies or more agressive management.
To develop and evaluate new diagnostic and treatment modalities with better efficacy and tolerability outcomes.
To find pre- and on-treatment biomarkers to identify patients likely to respond to specific therapies.
To optimize the risk-benefit ratio of available anti-cancer drugs through early identification of non-responders, pharmalogical interventions and dose individualization.
To identify host-related risk factors to guide strategies for primary and tertiary prevention.