Advances in precision medicine: tailoring individualized therapies
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2017-10-25Author
Matchett, Kyle
Lynam-Lennon, Niamh
Watson, R.
Brown, James
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Matchett, Kyle; Lynam-Lennon, Niamh; Watson, R. Brown, James (2017). Advances in precision medicine: tailoring individualized therapies. Cancers 9 (11),
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The traditional bench-to-bedside pipeline involves using model systems and patient samples to provide insights into pathways deregulated in cancer. This discovery reveals new biomarkers and therapeutic targets, ultimately stratifying patients and informing cohort-based treatment options. Precision medicine (molecular profiling of individual tumors combined with established clinical-pathological parameters) reveals, in real-time, individual patient's diagnostic and prognostic risk profile, informing tailored and tumor-specific treatment plans. Here we discuss advances in precision medicine presented at the Irish Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, highlighting examples where personalized medicine approaches have led to precision discovery in individual tumors, informing customized treatment programs.