Precision Medicine in Solid Tumors: Advances, Challenges and Future Outlook
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Precision medicine is a novel approach that utilizes an individual patient's genetic, molecular, and clinical profiles to determine treatment for solid tumors. This approach offers significant benefits such as accurate diagnosis and targeted treatments, reduced side effects, and improved health outcomes for patients.
Solid tumors comprise over 70% of all cancer cases, causing the majority of cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Treatment for solid tumors is multidisciplinary, involving chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and immunotherapy. Precision medicine is a novel approach that uses genetic, molecular, and clinical profiles to determine treatment. It offers benefits such as accurate diagnosis and targeted treatments, reduced side effects, and improved health outcomes. Recent advances in precision medicine include personalized cancer vaccines, antibody-drug conjugates, and mutation-targeted therapies. The goal is to improve patient health outcomes and identify areas for further research and improvement.
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