# Oncology Research

> Oncology research deciphers the molecular origins of cancer, develops new therapeutic strategies, and seeks to prevent cancer recurrence. Pan-cancer genomic atlases have catalogued the driver mutations, mutational signatures, and chromosomal rearrangements across all major cancer types, enabling precision oncology drug matching. Immune checkpoint inhibitors blocking PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 have transformed outcomes in melanoma, lung cancer, and bladder cancer. Liquid biopsy captures circulating tumor DNA from blood for minimal residual disease monitoring and early detection. FLASH radiotherapy delivers therapeutic doses in milliseconds, sparing normal tissue by exploiting oxygen depletion kinetics. CAR-T cell therapies are expanding from blood cancers into solid tumor targets through next-generation antigen targeting and engineering strategies.

*Source: [https://selltoscientists.com/fields/oncology/](https://selltoscientists.com/fields/oncology/)*

**Researcher count:** 120,000
**Average funding:** $860K

## Subfields

- Tumor Immunology
- Cancer Genomics
- Therapeutic Resistance
- Liquid Biopsy
- Radiobiology

## Key technologies

- Single-Cell Multi-Omics
- Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
- ctDNA Sequencing
- CAR-T Engineering
- FLASH Radiotherapy

## Top institutions

- MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Francis Crick Institute
- Institute Gustave Roussy
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

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