From: Liquid biopsy - emergence of a new era in personalized cancer care
 | Liquid biopsy | Tissue biopsy |
---|---|---|
Clinical sample | Blood | Effected tissue |
Risk | Minimal risk/pain | Risk depends on location of tumor |
Ease of collecting sample | Quick | Depends on location of tumor. Some tumors are hard to reach |
Ease of monitoring patients | Simple blood test | Difficult to do repeat surgeries; also surgeons may not know where to look for metastatic tumor |
Invasive | Minimally invasive | Invasive |
Time for patient recovery | Quick; does not require hospitalization | Time Intensive; requires hospitalization of patients |