Precision Cancer Medicine Challenges and Opportunities /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Roychowdhury, Sameek (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Van Allen, Eliezer M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Cancer research.; Cancer Research.

This comprehensive book was written by leading researchers in the emerging and changing field of precision cancer medicine. Precision cancer medicine entails connecting the right molecular diagnosis to the right treatment plan for individual patients. The textbook covers a range of topics from basic...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Between Hype and Hope, on the Cutting Edge of Precision Cancer Medicine
• Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer: a Fundamental Component of Precision Oncology
• Clinical Interpretation
• Precision Cancer Medicine and Clinical Trial Design
• Resistance to Anti-Cancer Therapeutics
• Exceptional Responders
• Immunogenomics
• Managing Germline Findings from Molecular Testing in Precision Oncology
• Ethical, legal, and social implications of precision cancer medicine
• Liquid Biopsy: Translating Minimally Invasive Disease Profiling From The Lab To The Clinic
• Data Portals and Analysis
• Index.