A study by Pauli and colleagues in this issue of Cancer Discovery describes the creation
of a precision cancer platform for patients with advanced disease, integrating DNA sequencing of patient tumors with the generation of patient - derived organoids and xenografts.
Not exact matches
Yet, while Shelley Hwang, chief
of breast surgery at Duke
Cancer Institute and vice chair
of research at Duke University's Department
of Surgery, agrees in principle, she also has concerns about all the new diagnostic potential that will come with
precision medicine.
IBM (ibm) Watson is teaming up with Quest Diagnostics (dgx) in a significant expansion
of its ongoing
cancer genomic sequencing and
precision medicine push.
The Harvard Business School Kraft
Precision Medicine Accelerator is working with the MMRF and other
cancer partners to harness the potential
of master protocols in
precision oncology.
Additionally, the agency would continue efforts to advance
precision medicine and
cancer genomics in support
of the Million Veteran Program (MVP), which aims to collect blood samples and health information from one million veteran volunteers to study how genes affect health.
But an announcement on the website
of Shenzhen's Dapeng New District, where the center is located, makes one mention
of cancer cell immunotherapy, while identifying «
precision medicine» as a main focus.
Matching unique genetic information from
cancer patients» tumors with treatment options — an emerging area
of precision medicine efforts — often fails to identify all patients who may respond to certain therapies.
In 2004 the
precision strategy got a boost with two FDA approvals for pharmaceuticals to treat colon
cancer — the second most common cause
of U.S.
cancer deaths.
«Without
Cancer Research UK and their vision for cancer precision medicine, and the commitment of the other stakeholders, we couldn't get PRECISION Panc up and running.&
Cancer Research UK and their vision for
cancer precision medicine, and the commitment of the other stakeholders, we couldn't get PRECISION Panc up and running.&
cancer precision medicine, and the commitment of the other stakeholders, we couldn't get PRECISION Panc up and runnin
precision medicine, and the commitment
of the other stakeholders, we couldn't get
PRECISION Panc up and runnin
PRECISION Panc up and running.»
Professor Andrew Biankin, a
Cancer Research UK pancreatic cancer expert at the University of Glasgow, said: «PRECISION Panc aims to transform how we treat pancreatic cancer by matching the right treatment to the right pa
Cancer Research UK pancreatic
cancer expert at the University of Glasgow, said: «PRECISION Panc aims to transform how we treat pancreatic cancer by matching the right treatment to the right pa
cancer expert at the University
of Glasgow, said: «
PRECISION Panc aims to transform how we treat pancreatic
cancer by matching the right treatment to the right pa
cancer by matching the right treatment to the right patient.
«It represents a model
of collaboration between
cancer centers, represents a monumental operational, technical and computational achievement and finally represents the value
of precision medicine in finding actionable mutations.»
«We're in an era
of cutting - edge
precision medicine, yet we can still achieve meaningful progress with conventional treatments,» said Gregory A. Masters, MD, FACP, FASCO, Chair
of ASCO's
Cancer Communications Committee.
«To realize the benefits
of the most recent progress in
cancer genomics, clinical implementation
of precision medicine approaches is needed in the form
of novel biomarker assays.
Professor Johann de Bono, Regius Professor
of Cancer Research at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, said, «Our study identifies, for the first time, genetic changes that allow prostate cancer cells to become resistant to the precision medicine ola
Cancer Research at The Institute
of Cancer Research, London, and Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, said, «Our study identifies, for the first time, genetic changes that allow prostate cancer cells to become resistant to the precision medicine ola
Cancer Research, London, and Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, said, «Our study identifies, for the first time, genetic changes that allow prostate
cancer cells to become resistant to the precision medicine ola
cancer cells to become resistant to the
precision medicine olaparib.
This assay will bring the benefits
of precision diagnosis and individualized therapy to patients with lymphoid
cancer.
The researchers, at The Institute
of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, say their test is the first developed for a precision prostate cancer therapy targeted at specific genetic faults within tu
Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, say their test is the first developed for a
precision prostate
cancer therapy targeted at specific genetic faults within tu
cancer therapy targeted at specific genetic faults within tumours.
Study co-leader Wyndham Wilson, M.D., Ph.D., NCI Center for
Cancer Research, added, «This is the first clinical study to demonstrate the importance
of precision medicine in lymphomas.»
«New three - in - one blood test opens door to
precision medicine for prostate
cancer: Test picks out men for treatment, detects early signs
of resistance and monitors
cancer's evolution over time.»
«Not only could the test have a major impact on treatment
of prostate
cancer, but it could also be adapted to open up the possibility
of precision medicine to patients with other types
of cancer as well.»
«However, there is still much more to understand before the potentially huge benefits
of widespread
precision treatment for prostate
cancer will reach men in clinics across the UK.
Scientists have developed a three - in - one blood test that could transform treatment
of advanced prostate
cancer through use
of precision drugs designed to target mutations in the BRCA genes.
Dr Fiona Blackhall, a senior lecturer in The University
of Manchester's Institute
of Cancer Sciences and a consultant based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust — both part of the Manchester Cancer Research Centre — said: «In order to introduce precision medicine, where each cancer patient receives treatment designed to target the genetic makeup of their individual cancer, we need to compare how effective the new targeted treatment is compared to standard chemotherapy treatment.&
Cancer Sciences and a consultant based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust — both part
of the Manchester
Cancer Research Centre — said: «In order to introduce precision medicine, where each cancer patient receives treatment designed to target the genetic makeup of their individual cancer, we need to compare how effective the new targeted treatment is compared to standard chemotherapy treatment.&
Cancer Research Centre — said: «In order to introduce
precision medicine, where each
cancer patient receives treatment designed to target the genetic makeup of their individual cancer, we need to compare how effective the new targeted treatment is compared to standard chemotherapy treatment.&
cancer patient receives treatment designed to target the genetic makeup
of their individual
cancer, we need to compare how effective the new targeted treatment is compared to standard chemotherapy treatment.&
cancer, we need to compare how effective the new targeted treatment is compared to standard chemotherapy treatment.»
In the era
of precision medicine, targeting the mutations driving
cancer growth, rather than the tumor site itself, continues to be a successful approach for some patients.
«We have found another piece in the
cancer puzzle — knowledge that could one day be used for more
precision in screening and breast
cancer prevention, and also help with therapeutic approaches to block some
of the earliest alterations before
cancer develops and starts to spread.»
The process, which located a genetic site for the most common form
of prostate
cancer, has potential for developing precision therapy for other cancers, such as breast, brain and colorectal, say researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer C
cancer, has potential for developing
precision therapy for other
cancers, such as breast, brain and colorectal, say researchers at The University
of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer C
Cancer Center.
At the German
Cancer Research Center, (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, or DKFZ) in Heidelberg, scientists working in
precision oncology are also taking full advantage
of advances in genomic technology.
The new findings could be used to inform
precision - medicine approaches that help minimize a person's risk for common diseases — such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and
cancer — by tailoring diet - based prevention and therapy to the specific needs
of an individual.
«Pathologists who specialize in molecular diagnostics and lung
cancer collaborated to create the guideline to minimize variation and provide greater
precision in the care
of patients.»
In an era
of precision medicine, the guideline provides recommendations for pathologists, oncologists, and other
cancer health professionals on the current state -
of - the - art recommendations for the molecular testing
of lung
cancer.
«Having these personalized laboratory models, which we can make in a matter
of weeks, will let us test multiple different drugs on the tumor and help us bring
precision medicine to individuals with bladder
cancer.»
«Once the ovarian
cancer becomes drug resistant we can not cure it,» says Rodriguez a gynecologic oncologist who provides treatment to ovarian cancer patients and is director of the precision medicine initiative at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New J
cancer becomes drug resistant we can not cure it,» says Rodriguez a gynecologic oncologist who provides treatment to ovarian
cancer patients and is director of the precision medicine initiative at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New J
cancer patients and is director
of the
precision medicine initiative at Rutgers
Cancer Institute of New J
Cancer Institute
of New Jersey.
Professor Tim Maughan, Clinical Director
of the
Cancer Research UK / Medical Research Council Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology, said «This novel and exciting finding provides a new scientific basis for
precision targeting
of some
cancers which are currently very difficult to treat, and we are now taking these findings into clinical trials.»
A team
of researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston has developed technologies for
precision measurement
of cell migration speed before and applied the new tool to study the variations
of migration speed in population
of cancer cells.
Wolff believes that newer,
precision medicine therapies will ultimately help his patients, particularly the 10 percent or so whose
cancer is more driven by heredity than way
of life.
The findings are being presented as part
of a poster presentation by members
of the Rutgers
Cancer Institute
precision medicine team at the Annual Meeting
of the American Association for
Cancer Research (AACR) which begins this weekend in New Orleans.
This new knowledge is also making
precision medicine a reality by enabling the development
of highly targeted therapies that offer the potential for improved treatment outcomes, especially for patients battling
cancer.
Other biomarkers and genetic signatures are being used in an effort to predict the aggressiveness
of an individual patient's prostate
cancer, «but the current information doesn't make it possible for their gene signature to be an actual target for
precision medicine targeted therapy,» Ellis explained.
«CRISPR - based technologies have begun to revolutionize many aspects
of cancer research, including building mouse models
of the disease with greater speed and greater
precision.
Identification and functional validation
of proteins involved in tumorigenesis are essential steps toward advancing
cancer precision medicine.
While determining the genetic makeup
of a patient's tumor is a critical tool for
precision cancer medicine, the report's authors noted several challenges and unanswered questions about large - scale clinical application
of the methods.
MacConaill noted that the results
of Profile genomic testing are being used to further research within the institutions and are being shared more widely with initiatives like Project GENIE
of the American Association for
Cancer Research (AACR), which will help advance the field
of precision medicine.
Researchers leading the largest genomic tumor profiling effort
of its kind say such studies are technically feasible in a broad population
of adult and pediatric patients with many different types
of cancer, and that some patients can benefit by receiving
precision drugs targeted to their tumors» mutations or being enrolled in clinical trials.
This new commitment to the
precision medicine initiative will provide additional opportunities over the next three years for physicians to analyze the genomic profiles
of pediatric patients to better understand their
cancers and help improve treatment options.
«In identifying a specific abnormality in a patient's
cancer instead of the overall organ where it first presented, the opportunity exists to provide tailored therapies for patients,» notes Lorna Rodriguez, MD, PhD, director of the precision medicine initiative at the Cancer Institute and professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at Robert Wood Johnson Medical S
cancer instead
of the overall organ where it first presented, the opportunity exists to provide tailored therapies for patients,» notes Lorna Rodriguez, MD, PhD, director
of the
precision medicine initiative at the
Cancer Institute and professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at Robert Wood Johnson Medical S
Cancer Institute and professor
of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
As part
of the
precision medicine initiative at the
Cancer Institute
of New Jersey, investigators — which include colleagues from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and RUCDR Infinite Biologics, the world's largest university - based biorepository, located within the Human Genetics Institute
of New Jersey — wanted to define the relationship
of ERBB2 alterations in the pleomorphic form
of the disease.
Recognizing a need to further explore genomic profiling in pediatric malignancies, the Hugs for Brady Foundation has committed $ 300,000 to the
precision medicine initiative at Rutgers
Cancer Institute
of New Jersey.
Berkeley researchers isolated circulating tumor cells from the blood
of breast
cancer patients, then used microscale physics to design a
precision test for protein biomarkers, which are indicators
of cancer.
The successful results are a critical step toward a
precision medicine approach to detecting and treating pancreatic
cancer, which has one
of the lowest survival rates
of all
cancers.
They included efforts to prepare communities to adapt to climate change; the
cancer moonshot,
precision medicine, and brain research in the health arena; a network
of advanced manufacturing institutes to recapture global industrial dominance; and public - private partnerships to improve science and math education.
A Houston Methodist team led by Mauro Ferrari, PhD and Jenny Chang, MD has received funding from the U.S. Department
of Defense to complete preclinical efficacy studies and a future clinical trial testing a breast
cancer precision drug.