Researchers find a way to screen for broad range of cancer-causing genetic changes as part of routine clinical practice
9 November 2011Researchers of an Annals of Oncology paper have shown, for the first time, that it is possible to screen cancer patients for a broad range of cancer-causing genetic mutations as part of normal clinical practice. By identifying patients’ individual genotypes within a relatively short time frame, doctors are able to target tumours with the most appropriate therapy.
Read the press release here.Read the paper: Implementing multiplexed genotyping of non-small-cell lung cancers into routine clinical practice
Published in Annals of Oncology, Advance Access, 9 November 2011.
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