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March 22, 2022
Immunotherapy Approvals Signal a Need for Molecular Testing in Endometrial Cancer Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDMolecular testing often guides choices of immunotherapy, as illustrated in this OncLive story about endometrial cancer.
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March 22, 2022
Immunotherapy to Treat Cancer Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDImmunotherapy uses biological substances, such as your own immune system, to attack cancer cells. Learn more about immunotherapy from the National Cancer Institute.
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March 22, 2022
Biomarker Testing for Cancer Treatment Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDEach person with cancer has unique biomarkers that may determine how well specific treatments might work for them. Learn more from this website all about biomarkers, prepared by the National Cancer Institute.
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March 22, 2022
Targeted Therapy to Treat Cancer Bookmark
George Lundberg, MD“Targeted therapy is a type of cancer treatment that targets proteins that control how cancer cells grow, divide, and spread. It is the foundation of precision medicine.” —Prepared by the National Cancer Institute, this website provides an excellent overview of targeted therapy for treating cancer.
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March 8, 2022
Using Protein Analysis to Understand Esophageal Cancer Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDIn order to advance knowledge that leads to better treatments for esophageal diseases, biomarkers of genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic types may be required. One company, Stella Diagnostics, received a Biotech Breakthrough Award in 2021 for its proteomics work in this often-neglected cancer.
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March 3, 2022
More Information from Less Tissue: Strata Oncology Excels
With:For a growing number of advanced cancer patients, molecular testing of tumor tissue is an essential step in identifying their best options for treatment. Strata Oncology is one company offering this kind of test. Here, our Curious Dr. George asks two of its leaders what sets Strata apart. Curious Dr. George: No loop is stronger than its weakest link. In the “brain-to-brain” concept of… Read more »
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June 12, 2021
Improving Access to Genetic Testing and Counseling Bookmark
Lola Rahib, PhDArticle from Let’s Win! Pancreatic Cancer: Learn about eReach, a study investigating whether telehealth can provide improved access to genetic testing for people at risk for cancer.
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June 12, 2021
Decoding the Differences between At-Home and Medical Genetic Testing Bookmark
Lola Rahib, PhDArticle from Let’s Win! Pancreatic Cancer: Learn about how the cost, access, accuracy, privacy and other aspects of at-home genetic testing compare to medical genetic testing with a specialist.
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June 12, 2021
Tumor Biology Matters Bookmark
Lola Rahib, PhDArticle from Let’s Win! Pancreatic Cancer: Results from the Know Your Tumor program shows overall survival benefit for patients with an actionable alteration and who received a matched therapy, compared to those with an actionable alteration and who did not receive a matched therapy.
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April 28, 2021
How Can Detection of Tumor DNA in the Blood Aid Advanced Cancer Treatment?
With:As a tumor grows, it may shed fragments of its DNA into the patient’s bloodstream. After treatment, if part of the tumor remains or it begins to grow again, more of this circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) may enter the blood. That raises the possibility that detecting ctDNA could help clinicians monitor molecular or minimal residual disease—cancer that remains after treatment and cannot be detected… Read more »
Molecular Testing Options
Molecular tests help match patients to the personalized treatments that are most likely to work for them. Keep up with new developments in genetic tests, blood tests, liquid biopsies, tumor mutations, other biomarkers, precision medicine, next-generation sequencing, and more.
