RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Hoyle, Brian
T1 Advances in Prospective and Innovative Randomized Clinical Trials
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 14
SP 6
OP 8
DO 10.1177/155989771414002
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/14/6.abstract
AB Precision medicine uses traditional and emerging concepts of the genetic and environmental basis of disease to individualize prevention, diagnosis and treatment [National Cancer Institute, 2011]. It integrates the tumor genetics of individual patients into medical practice. The potential value of the targeted and precise approach is great. This article discusses advances in precision medicine from the perspective of prospective clinical trials. A specific example of melanoma as a model for personalized cancer medicine is also presented.