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Taming the dragon: genomic biomarkers to individualize the treatment of cancer

Taming the dragon: genomic biomarkers to individualize the treatment of cancer The gradual shift from cytotoxic drugs to highly selective, targeted therapeutic agents for cancer requires a parallel effort to characterize cancers at the molecular level to guide the choice of therapy for the individual patient. Here we review the genomic technologies that can be used to develop these drug response indicators, or biomarkers. We also discuss hurdles in their development and the implementation of biomarkers in clinical practice. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nature Medicine Springer Journals

Taming the dragon: genomic biomarkers to individualize the treatment of cancer

Nature Medicine , Volume 17 (3) – Mar 7, 2011

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2011 by Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Subject
Biomedicine; Biomedicine, general; Cancer Research; Metabolic Diseases; Infectious Diseases; Molecular Medicine; Neurosciences
ISSN
1078-8956
eISSN
1546-170X
DOI
10.1038/nm.2311
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Abstract

The gradual shift from cytotoxic drugs to highly selective, targeted therapeutic agents for cancer requires a parallel effort to characterize cancers at the molecular level to guide the choice of therapy for the individual patient. Here we review the genomic technologies that can be used to develop these drug response indicators, or biomarkers. We also discuss hurdles in their development and the implementation of biomarkers in clinical practice.

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Nature MedicineSpringer Journals

Published: Mar 7, 2011

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