artificial intelligence
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August 23, 2022
Using AI and Drug Testing to Design Personalized Cancer Drug Combos
With:Advanced cancer treatment often involves combining multiple drugs. But with a huge number of possible combinations, it is difficult to know which mix might work best for each patient. Here, our Curious Dr. George asks two leaders to describe how the company First Ascent Biomedical is addressing this challenge. Curious Dr. George: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved many thousands of… Read more »
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June 2, 2022
Harnessing Each Patient’s Data to Help Many More
With: Kaumudi Bhawe, PhDAt Cancer Commons, we don’t just help people navigate cancer treatment; we learn from everyone we help. Here, our Curious Dr. George asks Cancer Commons Clinical Scientist Kaumudi Bhawe, PhD, to share how new knowledge can be captured from every patient to help many more. Curious Dr. George: Cancer Commons has accumulated in-depth data on many hundreds of patients with various cancers. Because of the… Read more »
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April 27, 2020
The Challenges of Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Cancer Treatment
With: Jeff Shrager, PhDRazelle Kurzrock, MDIn a previous post, CureMatch co-founder Razelle Kurzrock, MD, told us all about her company’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform that matches patients with treatments based on their cancer’s molecular profile. Here, AI expert Jeff Shrager, PhD, responds, and Kurzrock offers a rebuttal. Shrager is Co-Founder and Director of Research at xCures, and was formerly Director of Research at Cancer Commons. He is also an… Read more »
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March 2, 2020
Using Artificial Intelligence to Match Combination Targeted Therapies in Oncology
With: Razelle Kurzrock, MDA Q&A with Razelle Kurzrock, MD, Director of the Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy and the Rare Tumor Clinic at U.C. San Diego, and Co-Founder and Board Member of CureMatch, Inc. Email: razelle@curematch.com Q: The new understanding of many cancers brought about by molecular testing has led to a whole new field: precision oncology, which emphasizes targeted and immunotherapy. While promising, and sometimes spectacularly… Read more »
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December 26, 2019
Machine vs Man for Cancer Detection in Barrett’s Esophagus Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDArticle from MedPage Today curated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
A deep-learning Artificial Intelligence imaging system shows promise for enabling earlier endoscopic detection of esophageal cancer precursors.
Go to full article published by MedPage Today.
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- September 19, 2019