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Review
. 2015 Jan;111(1):3-8.
doi: 10.1002/jso.23684. Epub 2014 Jun 25.

The role of surgeons in building a personalized medicine program

Genevieve M Boland  1 , Funda Meric-Bernstam
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The role of surgeons in building a personalized medicine program

Genevieve M Boland et al. J Surg Oncol. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

Changes in technology, with decreases in the cost of molecular profiling, has expanded the interest in creating institution-wide personalized medicine platforms to allow selective assessment of a given patient's tumor in real time, with the ability to utilize that information for patient-care decisions. In order for this approach to function adequately, a multidisciplinary team must be created in an environment with dedicated support at an institutional level.

Keywords: genomics; next-generation sequencing; personalized medicine; precision medicine.

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Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest.

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