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Biospecimen collection, processing, and analysis: new challenges for oncology nurses
Objectives:
To provide an overview of emerging applications for and challenges associated with biospecimen collection for evaluating personalized disease risk and/or treatment response in cancer clinical trials.
Data Sources:
Published nursing and medical literature.
Conclusion:
Blood- and tissue-based biomarkers are increasingly utilized to identify the molecular signatures of disease that can inform the determination of a course of treatment in a very precise manner. There are challenges for the oncology nurse related to specimen collection, processing, analysis, and translation to precision treatment.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
It is important for nurses to have appropriate training and a working understanding of the procedures for biospecimen collection and how biospecimen analyses can inform precision assessment of risk and prognosis.
