Genetic profiling increases cancer treatment options, study finds
Wednesday, July 27, 2016 - 12:01
in Health & Medicine
Genetic profiling of cancer tumors provides new avenues for treatment of the disease, according to a study. In this research, the investigators used next-generation gene sequencing technology to analyze tumor samples for more than 100 patients. More than 90 percent of those patients had gene mutations that could impact their treatment.