Friday, February 27, 2015

Personalized Cancer Test Pinpoints Best Drug For Patients

Cancer, whether in the pancreas or in the liver, can take on different characteristics and spread in different ways. That's why, there's no one-size-fits-all drug to help patients fight back. But a new test can personalize treatment and help oncologists choose which chemotherapy route to take. The test, called Dynamic BH3 Profiling, quickly predicts whether or not a drug will work for a patient by first trying that drug on a tumor sample in the lab. ...

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