Atocha Romero, PhD profile page

Dr. Atocha Romero is a principal investigator and director of the liquid biopsy laboratory at Puerta de Hierro University Hospital in Madrid, Spain, where she has led a translational precision oncology research program since 2015. Her research focuses on the clinical implementation of liquid biopsy technologies, particularly circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and minimal residual disease (MRD), to improve treatment selection and disease monitoring in lung cancer. She has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and has played a leading role in landmark clinical-translational studies, including the NADIM, NADIM II, REAL-NADIM, and APOLO programs. Dr. Romero is internationally recognized for her leadership in translational cancer research.