Good News for Cancer Patients (the Ones in Boston, Anyway)

Mar 04, 2009

This article from the Boston Globe reports that Massachusetts General Hospital will begin to routinely perform genetic screens on "nearly all new patients' tumors, a novel strategy designed to customize treatment." Oncologists will be looking at 110 genetic variants on 13 cancer genes in these patients to help determine the best course of treatment. "Mass.

To read the full story....

...and receive Daily News bulletins.

Already have a GenomeWeb or 360Dx account?
Login Now.

Don't have a GenomeWeb or 360Dx account?
Register for Free.

Recent Headlines from
Precision Oncology News

The Scan

Herbert Tabor Dies

The Washington Post reports that Herbert Tabor, who worked at the US National Institutes of Health for 77 years, has died at 101.

Funds to Get Vaccines

The World Bank is seeking approval for a $12 billion plan to provide low-income nations with funds to procure SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, according to Reuters.

A Number on It

Science writes that public health officials and others are debating whether cycle threshold values should be included on SARS-CoV-2 results.

Nucleic Acids Research Studies on 3D SARS-CoV-2 Structures, Human Brain Atlas, More

In Nucleic Acids Research this week: online database of SARS-CoV-2 protein structures, atlas of the human brain, and more.

Menu