Sentences with phrase «while tumor profiling»

«While tumor profiling holds the promise of improved therapeutics through personalized medicine, it is important that both clinicians and patients discuss the possibilities of incidental findings prior to ordering the testing, as the findings can have serious implications for both the patient and their family members,» said Melinda Yushak, M.D., M.P.H., first author on the study and a medical oncology fellow in Yale School of Medicine.

Not exact matches

While metastatic sites may have originated from the primary tumor, several studies have demonstrated a different immunohistochemical or mutation profile compared to the primary.

While not diagnostic for SCC, the diagnostic work - up includes complete blood count and serum chemistry profile, lymph node assessment via cytology, and chest x-rays in order to confirm that the tumor SCC is confined to the mouth.