Precision Medicine

What tumor markers have you seen in clinical trials for prostate cancer? Dr. Anton Titov, MD. Which prostate cancer tumor ...

You are leading clinical trials that identified the specific cancer markers in DCIS, Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. It is a ...

Many caveats exist in oocyte freezing. Egg freezing success rates are increasing. But success is not 100% guaranteed. Leading fertility ...

Mutations that increase cancer risks often cannot be deduced from patient’s family history or screening tests. This includes breast cancer ...

Gene therapy as a magic bullet against cancer. It captures imagination. But progress has been slow. Leading cancer expert and ...

Next Generation Sequencing, NGS. Whole Exome Sequencing, WES. It allows more granular assessment of individual cancer risks. I predicts reactions ...

Holy grail of cancer detection is a “yes or no” test for subclinical cancer. CD24 molecule level is one test ...

“We will see wider adoption of molecular prognostic markers in colorectal cancer. Multidisciplinary approach is most important for better diagnostic ...

How colorectal cancer gene profiling helps to identify patients who might experience significant toxicity from chemotherapy? Use of tumor DNA ...

Tumor genetic profile is necessary to guide the selection of chemotherapy. Cancer biomarkers help to select surgical treatment. What are ...

Liquid biopsy in colon cancer or rectal cancer allow monitoring of treatment in real time. What is liquid biopsy? How ...

DPD is enzyme in colorectal cancer tumor predicts response to Xeloda treatment. How to use precision medicine in colorectal cancer ...

How to use mutations in EGFR, BRAF and MEK molecules to select personalized treatment plan in colorectal cancer? When to ...

Colon cancer immunotherapy successfully treats 5% to 10% of patients. How to select correct patients for colorectal cancer immunotherapy? What ...

Why genetics of patient is equally important to genetics of tumor for colorectal cancer treatment? Why we should identify key ...

Precision medicine is here for colorectal cancer treatment. But current tumor classification is not optimal for selection of correct cancer ...

“In the next few years we will do full molecular profiling of all colon cancer patients”. “We will monitor colon ...

Ramucirumab (IMC 1121B, Cyramza) and Bevacizumab (Avastin). Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) pathway inhibitors. Panitumumab (Vectibix) and Cetuximab (Erbitux). We ...

Colon cancer tumor profile panels assess 40 to 400 genetic mutations in tumors. KRAS NRAS, BRAF, MSI markers. Genetic analysis ...

What is liquid biopsy? Why circulating tumor cells hold so much promise in treatment of stage 4 colorectal cancer? Circulating ...

“BRAF, microsatellite instability (MSI), KRAS and NRAS molecular tumor marker testing are critical today for immunotherapy treatment decisions in colon ...

500 tumor mutations are tested in colon cancer. This includes KRAS, NRAS, BRAF and Microsatellite Instability (MSI) markers. BRAF inhibitors ...

There are many options for treatment of liver and lung metastases in colorectal cancer. When to use Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) ...

Individual cancer risk DNA testing becomes common. Cancer genetic tests are moving into mainstream medicine. Rare cancer mutations are not ...

Multiple sclerosis risks can be genetic. DNA ancestry at individual gene level affects multiple sclerosis risks. Multiple sclerosis mostly happens ...

Genetic factors can make a difference for suitability for lung transplantation, disability payments or oxygen therapy. Leading precision medicine expert ...

Genetic profiling of tumors improves cancer treatment. How genetic ancestry DNA tests help in cancer therapy selection? Genetic DNA ancestry ...

Plavix is useless in 65% of people with Asian DNA ancestry. We know that different racial groups have different risk ...

Hyperthermia is not a stand-alone treatment modality. Hyperthermia is used together with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Hyperthermia allows to lower ...

We see this is a platform that physicians can use to do real-time diagnosis while the patient is in the ...

Two people with same two genes differ in risks of cancer or autoimmune disease – “nurture” constantly affects “nature”. Precision ...

Dr. Anita Goel has developed new point-of-care diagnostic technology that provides fast results, and can be used in rapid diagnosis ...

Immunotherapy in prostate cancer is a new method. Immune checkpoint inhibitors may help early and late stage prostate cancer. Review ...

What is Index Lesion in prostate cancer? What is the significance of biopsy of Index Lesion? Index lesion and clinical ...

Not all cancers need to be aggressively treated. Because there are significant side effects and risks of cancer therapy. Cancer ...

MRI in prostate cancer diagnosis: prostate mri vs biopsy. MRI helps to avoid non-diagnostic and unnecessary biopsy. Multiparametric MRI of ...

Cancer prevention is the best cancer treatment. New tumor marker helps to diagnose colon cancer. It is called miR-21 microRNA ...

How to select chemotherapy for apatient? What is the best combination of medications to cure cancer? This is called "calculated ...

Current sequential chemotherapy in “lines of treatment" is ineffective and outdated. Leading cancer genetics expert discusses new approach to choose ...

Colon and rectal cancer treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors. How to select patients for cancer immunotherapy? Immune checkpoint inhibitors in ...

What is microsatellite instability in colorectal cancer? What high microsatellite instability means for cancer prognosis? How to select chemotherapy in ...

How epigenetic changes can predict cancer prognosis? How micro RNA can help select personalized therapy for colorectal cancer? DNA methylation ...

Hematology advanced treatments. Gene therapy holds a lot of promise to advance blood disorders treatments. Genomics transformation leads to many ...

"There are three classes of approaches that come down to antibodies to treat COVID-19": Watch next: How to design COVID-19 ...

Watch next: Hydroxychloroquine and BCG vaccine in COVID-19 coronavirus infection. Return to Expert Center Back to Coronavirus expert center not ...

Watch next: Successful therapy in Ebola. ‘Meeting recovered patients is the best reward.’ Return to Expert Center Back to Coronavirus ...

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What does the future hold for cancer treatment? What new insights will be translated into successful tumor treatments? Leading oncologist ...

"Cancer is not a fixed disease, cancer adapts and evolves, and that's the challenge in treating cancer - but you ...

Hormone therapy against breast cancer is often limited by developing resistance. Leading oncologist and precision medicine expert discusses new approaches ...

Cancer is increasing with aging, so there are key genes that affect both processes. Leading cancer researcher and clinical oncologist ...

Precision medicine means we have to select targeted cancer treatment based on unique tumor mutations [and not on just tumor's ...

Recurring or relapsed leukemia is a major treatment challenge. Leading pediatric cancer expert explains how genetic alterations in cancer cells ...

Treatment of cancer has shifted from treating tumors by tissue origin to selecting targeted therapies based on genetic and molecular ...

Genomic sequencing [NGS, WES] of tumors is now common. But why do you need to sequence both cancer tissue from ...

Personalized medicine or precision medicine? Top pediatric hematologist oncologist explains the difference and shares new insights into cutting-edge leukemia treatment ...

If two epilepsy treatment medications fail to work after correct dose and schedule, then seizures are said to be drug-resistant ...

Many seizure types exist and some epilepsy symptoms are difficult to recognize. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures - violent shaking of the ...

Imprecise diagnosis of epilepsy and wrong treatment can cause life-long seizures. Precise type of seizure diagnosis leads to correct epilepsy ...

Harvard-trained cancer surgeon on benefits and risks of minimally invasive, robotic, and laparoscopic colon cancer and rectal cancer surgery: Minimally ...

Precision medicine treatment of MS starts with precise diagnosis at the molecular level. JC virus autoantibodies predict risks of natalizumab ...

Alzheimers disease treatment at early stages with vaccine to prevent neurodegeneration is becoming a reality. Leading immunology expert: - Alzheimer's ...

New therapies for multiple sclerosis target specific immune cells, like B-cells. Leading MS expert explains: - You are one of ...

Up to 65% of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients progress eventually to secondary progressive phase of MS. How changes in immune ...

In era of precision medicine every patient must be evaluated by a multidisciplinary team of top-notch experts. This is the ...

Stem cells, mitochondria disfunction, right heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension - leading physician shows the complexity of precise diagnosis and ...

Being short of breath, especially on exertion, is a common symptom. Real causes are often missed and can be hard ...

Prominent lung cancer surgeon and gene therapy + immunotherapy expert explains progress and future in precision medicine lung tumor treatment: ...

Is it lung cancer? Do biopsy or serial CT scans to follow? PET CT? How often to image small lung ...

Some lung cancer patients may not tolerate surgery - when other cutting-edge therapies are indicated? Leading lung cancer surgeon explains: ...

Cancer treatment continues to rely on chemotherapy, with targeted cancer drugs selectively available for some tumors. Leading cancer expert: See ...

How to select correct chemotherapy medication for use in Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) "We have to move from anatomical organ-based ...

What advances in stage 4 colon cancer treatment can we expect? Education of doctors about benefits of liver (and lung) ...

New technologies complement liver cancer surgery in treatment of metastatic colon cancer. What is selective internal radiation therapy, SIRT? Transarterial ...

Treatment of metastatic stage 4 colon cancer to the liver frequently involves starting with systemic chemotherapy. Surgery to resect primary ...

Toxicity prediction in colorectal cancer treatment. Colorectal cancer gene profiling helps to identify patients who will likely experience significant toxicity ...

What are important trends in cancer treatment today? Why patients should know and follow these best cancer treatment practices? Leading ...

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