Among all the other ailments, cancer is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases, affecting millions of population worldwide every year. The surge in innovation in cancer treatment and rising demand for cancer related therapeutics has led the attention of many cancer patients to provide effective solutions. With the number of trials and outcomes offering viable resolutions, cancer biomarker is a traceable substance or molecules, which indicate the presence of cancerous cells.

The prevention of cancer by diagnosing and analysing various cancer biomarkers using different diagnostic techniques is a profound approach to obtain rapid results for treatment. There are various types of biomarkers such as proteins, peptides, antibodies, and nucleic acids. The presence of these biomarkers in tissues, urine, serum, blood, and other body fluids indicate an abnormal process or a disease.

Various such biomarkers for cancer indications have been studied and are used as biomarkers for diagnostics, prognostics, personalized medicines, and surrogate endpoints. The identification of different types of biomarkers is an integral part of various industries such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals industry.

Effect of the Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Biomarkers & Clinical Trials –

Amid all targeted approaches, immune checkpoint inhibitors have gained the maximum interest in the market. To date, several immune checkpoint inhibitors have entered the market and various others are present in clinical development, thus driving this sector during the forecast period. However, these immune checkpoint inhibitors are shown to be effective in about 20%-30% of the cancer patients. Therefore, there is unmet need to develop and validate accurate biomarkers to assist immune checkpoint therapy in cancer patients.

Currently, the FDA has approved three predictive biomarkers for immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in cancer patients including programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1); microsatellite instability (MSI), and tumor mutational burden (TMB). Apart from this, several others are present in clinical development. The report provides comprehensive analysis on the on-going clinical trials related to biomarker for approved immune checkpoint inhibitors as well as inhibitors which are under clinical trials. Furthermore, the role of biomarker in different therapeutic conditions is also mentioned in the report.

Many pharmaceutical companies are actively investing in research and development of novel biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Many potential candidates are in their end stage of development and are projected to give a tremendous boost to the market after their launch.

Recently in 2022, Personalis announced a strategic alliance with the Moores Cancer Center at University of California San Diego Health, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, to support clinical diagnostic testing in patients with advanced solid tumors and hematological malignancies. The collaboration will bring Personalis’ leading comprehensive genomic tumor profiling test to UC San Diego health care professionals and their cancer patients to help guide FDA-approved therapy decisions, as well as clinical trial treatment options.

The global cancer biomarkers market is projected to reach US$ 28.2billion by 2026 from US$ 12.4billion in 2021, at a CAGR of 17.7% during the forecast period. Market growth is driven by factors such as the rising technological advancements in the development of cancer biomarkers and increasing incidence of cancer worldwide. On the other hand, challenges associated with cancer biomarker validation and the shortage of skilled professionals is the major factor hampering the growth of this market.

The US will continue to dominate the global market in terms of biomarker research and Immune checkpoint inhibitor sales during the forecast period driven by several factors including higher adoption of advanced technologies like next generation sequencing, and the increasing number of research studies establishing the role of biomarkers in drug discovery and development, and cancer diagnosis. Additionally, rising prevalence of cancer in the region and surge in awareness among population regarding the availability of biomarkers will also aid in the growth of market.

Furthermore, rapid approval of diagnostic tests in the region will also propel the growth of the market. For instance in 2022, Oxford BioDynamics announced the US launch of its checkpoint inhibitor test (EpiSwitch CIRT) for cancer.

The global immune checkpoint inhibitor biomarkers market is expected to witness a significant growth during the forecast period due to increase in prevalence of various types of cancers such as breast, prostate, and lung cancer. In addition, surge in importance of biological and targeted drug therapies, technological advancements, accuracy, and reliability of cancer biomarkers also contribute toward the growth of the market.

Moreover, increase in investments from governments and public and private sector toward research and development for cancer diagnostics have a positive impact on the market. The key players in the market include Roche, Abbott, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Centogene, Myriad, and others.