Precision Cancer Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities

Roychowdhury, Sameek; Van Allen, Eliezer M.

Genomic sequencing technologies have augmented the classification of cancer beyond tissue of origin and towards a molecular taxonomy of cancer. This has created opportunities to guide treatment decisions for individual patients with cancer based on their cancer’s unique molecular characteristics, also known as precision cancer medicine. The purpose of this text will be to describe the contribution and need for multiple disciplines working together to deliver precision cancer medicine. This entails a multi-disciplinary approach across fields including molecular pathology, computational biology, clinical oncology, cancer biology, drug development, genetics, immunology, and bioethics. Thus, we have outlined a current text on each of these fields as they work together to overcome various challenges and create opportunities to deliver precision cancer medicine. As trainees and junior faculty enter their respective fields, this text will provide a framework for understanding the role andresponsibility for each specialist to contribute to this team science approach. 

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2020-01-03

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783030236366

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23637-3

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 196