| Literature DB >> 21386834 |
Ian J Majewski1, René Bernards.
Abstract
The gradual shift from cytotoxic drugs to highly selective, targeted therapeutic agents for cancer requires a parallel effort to characterize cancers at the molecular level to guide the choice of therapy for the individual patient. Here we review the genomic technologies that can be used to develop these drug response indicators, or biomarkers. We also discuss hurdles in their development and the implementation of biomarkers in clinical practice.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21386834 DOI: 10.1038/nm.2311
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Med ISSN: 1078-8956 Impact factor: 53.440