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- Title
Personalized Medicine: Recent Progress in Cancer Therapy.
- Authors
Gambardella, Valentina; Tarazona, Noelia; Cejalvo, Juan Miguel; Lombardi, Pasquale; Huerta, Marisol; Roselló, Susana; Fleitas, Tania; Roda, Desamparados; Cervantes, Andres
- Abstract
Translational research has revolutionized how we develop new treatments for cancer patients. The change from an organ-centric concept guiding treatment choice towards deep molecular analysis, driving a personalized approach, is one of the most important advances of modern oncology. Several tools such as next generation sequencing and RNA sequencing have greatly improved the capacity to detect predictive and prognostic molecular alterations. Detection of gene mutations, amplifications, and fusions has therefore altered the history of several diseases in both a localized and metastatic setting. This shift in perspective, in which attention is focused on the specific molecular alterations of the tumor, has opened the door to personalized treatment. This situation is reflected in the increasing number of basket trials selecting specific molecular targets. Nonetheless, some weaknesses need to be addressed. The complexity of cancer cells enriched with concomitant molecular alterations complicates identification of the driver. Moreover, tumor heterogeneity could be responsible for the lack of benefit when targeted agents are used. In light of this, there is growing interest in the role of multidisciplinary committees or molecular tumor boards to try to enhance selection. The aim of this review is to critically analyze the evolution of cancer treatment towards a precision approach, underlining some recent successes and unexpected failures.
- Subjects
TUMOR treatment; CANCER patients; BIOLOGICAL evolution; METASTASIS; MOLECULAR biology; GENETIC mutation; RNA; DRUG development; INDIVIDUALIZED medicine; SEQUENCE analysis
- Publication
Cancers, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 4, p1009
- ISSN
2072-6694
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/cancers12041009