A Study Demonstrates How Precision Healthcare Can Replace The “One Size Fits All” Approach To Cancer Care
Scientists today describe, in the largest study of its type, how clinicians can better adapt their patient’s care by integrating health data with whole genome sequence (WGS) data in cancer patients. The study, which was published today in Nature Medicine, demonstrates how integrating Whole Genome Sequence data with actual clinical data can reveal alterations in cancer DNA that could be important for the treatment of a particular patient, for instance by assisting in determining the most effective course of action for their particular illness. Whole Genome Sequence: “One Size Fits All” Approach To Cancer Care Led by Genomics England, NHS England, Queen Mary University of London, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and the University of Westminster, the study examined data from over 13,000 cancer patients in the 100,000 Genomes Project that covered over 30 different forms of solid tumours. Researchers identified specific genetic changes in the cancer linked to better or worse su...