Not exact matches
Based on how the genes fit within the original, mapped
profile, they can predict with a high accuracy if a particular patient will develop metastatic
tumors.
The study also suggests how ovarian cancer treatments can be tailored
based on the metabolic
profile of a particular
tumor.
The resulting «map» of gene - drug interactions allowed the researchers to accurately predict the responses of multiple human cancer cell lines to different chemotherapy agents
based on the cell lines» genetic
profiles and also revealed new genetic factors that appear to determine the response of breast and ovarian
tumor cells to common classes of chemotherapy treatment.
«The idea is that every patient will receive a unique cocktail of neoepitope - derived peptides,
based on the genetic
profile of a
tumor, to generate a highly immunogenic and clinically relevant response,» he says.
The total environmental DNA of grape crown gall
tumor disease is revealed in the genetic
profile based on 52 tissue samples of crown gall
tumor taken from 16 grapevine species.
Previously, genetic counselors tested a small number of genes sequentially
based on family
profile and
tumor analysis until the culprit was identified.
Individual
profiles based on the analysis of each patient's
tumor cells revealed clinically relevant information that could be used to prioritize the drugs most likely to be effective in these cases.
In recent years DNA - and RNA -
based surveys of
tumor genome and expression
profiling have produced a plethora of leads on genes with clinical significance.
In the next decade, molecular research is going to further develop along five lines: predictive medicine, that investigates the genetic conditions predisposing to
tumor risk; early molecular diagnosis; the evaluation of each patient's prognosis
based on his / her genetic
profile, in other words, the analysis of what kind of mutation affects the DNA of altered cells; the investigation of the individual response to drugs,
based on our genetic knowledge; «smart drugs», molecules able to hit the target in a selective way, killing only the deprogrammed cells.»
«Therefore, any potential promising results get diluted because novel therapies are not administered to those select patients who are most likely to respond,
based on their
tumors» molecular
profile.
Our groundbreaking Pediatric Mi - Oncoseq Program is an internationally known precision oncology program focusing on the genetic analysis of pediatric cancer patients including in children with malignant brain
tumors, and determines whether targeted treatments may be available
based upon their personalized
tumor genomic sequencing
profiles.
22) Taguchi A, Politi K, Pitteri SJ, Lockwood WW, Faça VM, Kelly - Spratt K, Wong CH, Zhang Q, Chin A, Park KS, Goodman G, Gazdar AF, Sage J, Dinulescu DM, Kucherlapati R, DePinho RA, Kemp CJ, Varmus HE, Hanash SM (2011) Lung cancer signatures in plasma
based on proteome
profiling of mouse
tumor models.