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Xiaolan Deng1, Yusuke Nakamura1
1Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC2115 Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Abstract:
With the accelerating progress in basic and clinical cancer research, a huge body of new discoveries and powerful technologies has allowed us to implement a 'Cancer Precision Medicine (CPM)' system for cancer patients. The CPM system covers a wide range of cancer management including cancer screening, monitoring of relapse/recurrence, selection/prediction of effective drugs/treatments, and personalized immunotherapy. In this system individual cancer patients expect to receive personalized care: an appropriate dose of the right drug at the right time. We here aim to summarize and discuss a possible workflow for precision medicine for cancer patients by reviewing recent booming technologies and treatments that have been used or will potentially be used in the CPM system.
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