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Precision medicine 2.0

Posted 8:29 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

Precision medicine 2.0

Targeted drug shows promise in rare advanced kidney cancer

Posted 2:51 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-06-drug-rare-advanced-kidney-cancer.html    

Precision Oncology Drug Shows Power Of Cancer Genomics

Posted 2:01 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/elaineschattner/2017/06/09/precision-oncology-drug-shows-power-of-cancer-genomics/#c4ac94753212  

FDA Approves 1st Targeted Drug for Certain Leukemia Patients

Posted 1:56 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, Hematology Oncology, News.

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2017-04-28/fda-approves-1st-targeted-drug-for-certain-leukemia-patients    

Personalized tumor vaccines keep cancer in check

Posted 7:56 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, Hematology Oncology, News.

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/04/personalized-tumor-vaccines-keep-cancer-check

Precision Medicine Meeting for Lung Cancer Patients

Posted 6:17 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

https://www.patientpower.info/video/dramatic-advances-in-lung-cancer-research    

Cancer Drugs’ Benefit Continues After Drug Stopped

Posted 3:26 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/mgucs/63159

How Precision Medicine Could Be A Lifesaver For Kids With Brain Cancer

Posted 2:10 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/arleneweintraub/2017/01/19/how-precision-medicine-could-be-a-lifesaver-for-kids-with-brain-cancer/#22f1db73d649

A Serum Biomarker May Predict Response to Immunotherapy Drugs That Target Immune Checkpoints

Posted 3:11 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

http://journals.lww.com/oncology-times/blog/onlinefirst/pages/post.aspx?PostID=1557

Personalized cancer vaccine is associated with promising outcomes for patients with AML

Posted 10:14 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-personalized-cancer-vaccine-outcomes-patients.html

Dr. Bellmunt Shares KEYNOTE-045 Data for Pembrolizumab Versus Chemotherapy in Bladder Cancer

Posted 6:25 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, Gastrointestinal Cancer, News.

http://www.onclive.com/conference-coverage/sitc-2016/dr-bellmunt-shares-keynote045-data-for-pembrolizumab-versus-chemotherapy-in-bladder-cancer

‘Liquid Biopsy’ May Show Whether Cancer Drugs Are Working

Posted 1:54 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News, Thoracic (Lung) Cancer.

http://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2016-07-13/liquid-biopsy-may-show-whether-cancer-drugs-are-working

‘Precision Medicine’ Pills Shrink Little Girl’s Rare Brain Tumors After Chemo Fails

Posted 4:50 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, Neuro-Oncology, News.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/precision-medicine-pills-shrink-girls-rare-brain-tumors/story?id=40344371

Lung Cancer Trial Stopped After Jimmy Carter Drug Shrinks Tumor

Posted 6:45 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News, Thoracic (Lung) Cancer.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/lung-cancer-trial-stopped-after-jimmy-carter-drug-stops-tumors-n593726

Targeted therapy gives cancer patients hope

Posted 3:32 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News, Thoracic (Lung) Cancer.

http://wgme.com/news/local/targeted-therapy-gives-cancer-patients-new-hope

Cancer Drug Keytruda Keeps Some Patients Alive Longer

Posted 3:23 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/cancer-drug-keytruda-keeps-some-patients-alive-3-years-n576376

Liquid Biopsy Helps Doctors Pick Best Cancer Drugs

Posted 3:02 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News, Thoracic (Lung) Cancer.

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/liquid-biopsy-helps-doctors-pick-best-cancer-drug-more-easily-n552606

When Gene Tests for Breast Cancer Reveal Grim Data but No Guidance

Posted 2:06 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/12/health/breast-cancer-brca-genetic-testing.html  

Studies highlight potential for genomic testing in pediatric cancers

Posted 9:07 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, Hematology Oncology, News.

http://www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/pediatric-oncology/news/online/%7B4f904174-9f98-43bc-8d27-5ef0de8c7c2c%7D/studies-highlight-potential-for-genomic-testing-in-pediatric-cancers  

Genetic Discoveries Prompt Lazarus-Like Recoveries in Cancer Patients

Posted 4:53 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, Hematology Oncology, News.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-02-24/genetic-discoveries-prompt-lazarus-like-recoveries-in-cancer-patients

Opinion: What A Cancer Cure ‘Moon Shot’ Might Look Like

Posted 4:26 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2016/01/opinion-what-a-cancer-cure-moon-shot-might-look-like

Turning your cancer against itself

Posted 2:30 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, Neuro-Oncology, News.

Turning your cancer against itself

First targeted treatment to improve survival of high-risk patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Posted 9:28 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, Hematology Oncology, News.

http://www.news-medical.net/news/20151208/First-targeted-treatment-to-improve-survival-of-high-risk-patients-with-acute-myeloid-leukemia.aspx

The Evolution of Precision Medicine

Posted 4:25 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/hospital-of-tomorrow/articles/2015/10/20/the-evolution-of-precision-medicine

Brigham and Women’s geneticist receives Lasker award

Posted 7:54 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

http://www.brighamandwomens.org/About_BWH/publicaffairs/news/laskeraward.aspx?sub=1  

How the way We Fight Cancer Is Changing

Posted 4:08 pm by anne doerr & filed under About, News.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/dr-james-aw/cancer-drugs-personalized-drugs_b_7646508.html  

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