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- Title
Translating pharmacogenomics: challenges on the road to the clinic.
- Authors
Swen, Jesse J; Huizinga, Tom W; Gelderblom, Hans; de Vries, Elisabeth G E; Assendelft, Willem J J; Kirchheiner, Julia; Guchelaar, Henk-Jan
- Abstract
Pharmacogenomics is one of the first clinical applications of the postgenomic era. It promises personalized medicine rather than the established "one size fits all" approach to drugs and dosages. The expected reduction in trial and error should ultimately lead to more efficient and safer drug therapy. In recent years, commercially available pharmacogenomic tests have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but their application in patient care remains very limited. More generally, the implementation of pharmacogenomics in routine clinical practice presents significant challenges. This article presents specific clinical examples of such challenges and discusses how obstacles to implementation of pharmacogenomic testing can be addressed.
- Publication
PLoS medicine, 2007, Vol 4, Issue 8, pe209
- ISSN
1549-1676
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.0040209