Transforming Patient Outcomes with Functional Cancer Profiling
Functional cancer profiling is a significant advancement in oncology treatment, with the potential to transform patient outcomes on a global scale.
The progress of cancer treatment has been one of the greatest successes of modern medicine. However, oncologists often rely on trial and error to determine the most effective drugs for each patient.
With over 100 chemotherapy drugs and 300 anti-cancer treatments approved by the FDA, patients often face the prospect of trying multiple options before finding a drug that effectively stabilizes or shrinks their specific tumor.
the many ways in which each type of tumour can mutate presents an ongoing challenge – and that there is not, and will never be, a single ‘cure’
This challenge is well understood by medical professionals, despite reports that the amount of time and money spent on cancer research should have resulted in a cure.
Author's summary: Functional cancer profiling can improve patient outcomes.