Personalized Cancer Treatment WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Personalized Cancer Treatment
New research may shift the direction of cancer treatment away from a one-size-fits-all approach to a tailored therapy. This therapy would be based on each tumor's genetic makeup. Currently, scientists are testing genetically tailored therapies for lung and breast cancer.1
Fast Facts:
- Studies on Vectibix and Erbitux show they do not work in 40% of colon cancer patients.2
- These findings will greatly reduce the trial and error approach to cancer treatment.2
- Data from these studies was reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ redOrbit: Research Intensifies Towards Personalized Cancer Treatment (Feb. 17, 2009)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 InjuryBoard: Tailored Cancer Treatments Are On The Horizon (Feb. 17, 2009)
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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