“Precision medicine is an innovative approach to disease prevention and treatment that considers differences in people’s genes, injuries, environments, and lifestyles to target the right therapies to the right patients at the right time.” Could a deeper understanding of one of the deadliest lung cancers lead to more effective treatments? Recent research offers a promising way forward, aiming to improve patient outcomes and provide clinicians with valuable insights. Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) is a particularly aggressive form of lung cancer. It spreads fast and does not always respond well to conventional therapies such as chemotherapy. Although SCLC accounts for around 15% of all lung cancer cases, survival rates are extremely low. Only less than 5% of patients live more than five years after diagnosis. These alarming statistics highlight the critical need for new treatments. A team of researchers from the Federal University of Ceará, working together with collaborators from Argentina and Spain, may have found part of the solution. Full blog - https://www.oncotarget.org/2024/12/04/small-cell-lung-cancer-advancing-precision-medicine-with-biomarker-research/ Paper DOI - https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.28660 Correspondence to - Fabio Tavora - fabio.tavora@argospatologia.com Author interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJO2MD8AXkY Sign up for free Altmetric alerts about this article: https://oncotarget.altmetric.com/details/email_updates?id=10.18632%2Foncotarget.28660 Subscribe for free publication alerts from Oncotarget: https://www.oncotarget.com/subscribe/ Keywords - cancer, DLL3, pathology, biomarkers, qupath, small cell carcinoma About Oncotarget Oncotarget (a primarily oncology-focused, peer-reviewed, open access journal) aims to maximize research impact through insightful peer-review; eliminate borders between specialties by linking different fields of oncology, cancer research and biomedical sciences; and foster application of basic and clinical science. Oncotarget is indexed and archived by PubMed/Medline, PubMed Central, Scopus, EMBASE, META (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative) (2018-2022), and Dimensions (Digital Science). To learn more about Oncotarget, please visit https://www.oncotarget.com and connect with us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Oncotarget/ X - https://twitter.com/oncotarget Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/oncotargetjrnl/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@OncotargetJournal LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/oncotarget Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/oncotarget/ Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/user/Oncotarget/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0gRwT6BqYWJzxzmjPJwtVh MEDIA@IMPACTJOURNALS.COM