Liquid Biopsy Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Offering, Usage, Workflow, Circulating Biomarker, Sample, Technology, Clinical Application, End User, and Region - Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2032

Report Highlights

Global Liquid Biopsy Market to Reach $19,066.0 Million by 2032

Market Segmentation:

Segmentation 1: by Offering

• Testing Service
• Kits
• Platform
• Other Consumables

The testing service segment accounted for the largest value, holding $1,169.2 million of the market in 2021. This trend is expected to increase during the forecast period, 2022-2032. As a result of growing awareness among the general population, coupled with the increasing prevalence of cancers and other non-oncology indications, there are tremendous growth opportunities in this segment.

Segmentation 2: by Technology

• NGS
• PCR
• Other Technologies
• Emerging Technologies

The largest share can be attributed to the fact that most of the liquid biopsy services and associated kits in the market are based on NGS. It is anticipated that the NGS segment will grow significantly during the forecast period, 2022-2032.

Segmentation 3: by Workflow

• Sample Preparation
• Library Preparation
• Sequencing
• Data Analysis and Management

Among all four segments of workflow, the library preparation segment accounted for the largest share, holding 41.18% of the market in 2021. This trend is expected to decline slightly, owing to the entry of novel sequencing platforms in the market during the forecast period (2022-2032). The existing dominance of this segment is primarily attributed to several library preparation kits that are being offered by liquid biopsy key players in the market.

Segmentation 4: by Circulating Biomarkers

• Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs)
• Cell-Free DNA (cfDNA)
• Circulating Cell-Free RNAs
• Exosomes and Extracellular Vesicles and Others
• Other Circulating Biomarkers

The cell-free DNA segment accounted for the largest share, holding 56.95% of the market in 2021. This existing dominance of cell-free DNA is expected to decline during the forecast period 2022- 2032, with the segment holding an estimate of 56.10% share in 2032 . As a result of growth in clinical applications, the overall biomarker segment is expected to exhibit tremendous growth through the forecast period.

Segmentation 5: by Indication

• Lung Cancer
• Breast Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Melanoma
• Other Types of Cancer
• Non-Oncology Disorder

The lung cancer segment accounted for the largest share, holding 28.47% of the market in 2021. The existing dominance of this segment is mainly attributed to several higher prevalence of lung cancer coupled with the existing availability of multiple LDT and few approved liquid biopsies in the market.

Segmentation 6: by Clinical Application

• Treatment Monitoring
• Prognosis and Recurrence Monitoring
• Treatment Selection
• Diagnosis and Screening

The treatment monitoring segment accounted for the largest share, holding 46.50% of the market in 2021. The existing dominance of this segment is mainly attributed to the availability of multiple treatments monitoring liquid biopsies that are currently offered by key players for different cancer.

Segmentation 7: by Usage

• Clinical
• Research

The research segment accounted for the largest share of 65.43% of the market in 2021. The share is expected to decline slightly during the forecast period, 2022-2032. The dominance of the provider segment is attributed to the existing availability of multiple research kits and assay of the key players in the liquid biopsy market.

Segmentation 8: by End User

• Academic and Research Institutions
• Clinical Laboratories
• Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Companies
• Other End Users

The academic and research institutions segment dominates the global liquid biopsy market. Academic and research institutions are among the primary end users of liquid biopsy. Research organizations constitute integral facilities for companies as well as independent academic research facilities.

Segmentation 9: by Sample

• Blood
• Urine
• Saliva
• Others

The blood segment accounted for the largest share, holding 89.90% of the market in 2021. This trend is expected to decline slightly during the forecast period, 2022-2032, with the segment estimated to hold an 89.45% share in 2032. It is expected that other sample type-based liquid biopsy will enter the market during the forecast period, and due to this, a very slight decline in the blood-based liquid biopsy segment is expected.

Segmentation 10: by Region

• North America
• Europe
• Asia-Pacific
• Latin America and Middle East
• Rest-of-the-World

The North America region is expected to dominate the global liquid biopsy market during the forecast period 2022-2032. North America has a high adoption rate of liquid biopsy. Backed by several healthcare companies working in the marketplace, the U.S. has the highest implementation of PCR, NGS, and other technologies.

Recent Developments in the Global Liquid Biopsy Market

• Product Launch in 2020: Sysmex Corporation launched liquid biopsy RUO kits in EMEA region. The kits name is Plasma-SeqSensei, and it is used for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), melanoma, and thyroid cancer.
• Partnership: In 2021, Illumina, Inc. collaborated with Bristol Myers Squibb to innovate and enhance companion diagnostics for therapy selection to further precision oncology. TSO 500 ctDNA is one of the first liquid biopsy assays to enable comprehensive genomic profiling for therapy selection.
• Collaboration: In 2021, QIAGEN collaborated with Sysmex Corporation for the development and commercialization of cancer companion diagnostics using NGS and Plasma-Safe-SeqS technology.

Demand – Drivers and Limitations

Following are the demand drivers for the liquid biopsy market:

• Rising Cancer Prevalence
• Increasing Adoption of Inorganic Growth Strategies in the Market
• Increase in Research Funding from National Cancer Institute

The market is expected to face some limitations too due to the following challenges:

• Uncertain Reimbursement and Regulatory Policies
• Expected Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the U.S

How Can This Report Add Value to an Organization?

Product/Innovation Strategy: Product launches and upgrades in the liquid biopsy industry are aimed at advancing the overall technologies in the market to ensure efficient detection of various applications such as treatment monitoring and treatment selection. Several companies, including Illumina, Inc. and NeoGenomics Laboratories, were involved in product innovations.

Competitive Strategy: Enterprises led by the market juggernauts frequently update their product portfolios with innovative and application-specific products to sustain current market competition. Moreover, a detailed competitive benchmarking of the players operating in the global liquid biopsy market has been done to help the reader understand how players stack against each other, presenting a clear market landscape. Additionally, comprehensive competitive strategies such as partnerships, agreements, and collaborations will aid the reader in understanding the untapped revenue pockets in the market.

Impact

• Rising global prevalence of cancers and the growing need for early detection coupled with efficient treatment monitoring and recurrence detection is anticipated to support the growth of the global liquid biopsy market during the forecast period 2022-2032.
• The market is expected to grow at a significant growth rate due to opportunities such as the introduction of informatics and technological innovations for a large customer base and increasing adoption of cancer and other disease testing services.

Impact of COVID-19

The current global liquid biopsy market comprises various indications such as lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and many others. It has been noticed that there has been a reduction in the capacity or shutdowns of laboratories and other research institutions, which have led to reduced usage of various products and services related to research.

The government imposed various restrictions during COVID-19, such as travel bans, quarantines, curfews, business shutdowns, and closures. This led to an increased cost of the COVID-19-related services. There have been many issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as operational failures, shipping issues, inaccurate demand forecasts, and other production issues.

Furthermore, the health and the safety of employees were impacted as COVID-19 reduced the efficacy of employees' work potential. However, the market related to COVID-19 grew during the pandemic as customers were in need of testing services. Overall, the impact of COVID-19 on the market size has been low-moderate. Some market players have reported a slight decline in sales. However, financials are already on their way to recovery. The decline in revenues was mostly a result of the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, which comprised complete lockdowns across countries and major cities, thus interrupting the supply chain. The timeline of impact spanned the end of the first quarter and the second quarter of 2020 for most key markets across the globe. However, the pandemic has played a key role in enhancing the growth prospects of liquid biopsy and is expected to indirectly aid in improving the market growth outlook.