Researchers map the way to personalised treatment for ovarian cancer

Published November 19, 2010

Researchers map the way to personalised treatment for ovarian cancer
( ECCO-the European CanCer Organisation ) Researchers have shown that point mutations — misspellings in a single letter of genetic code — that drive the onset and growth of cancer cells can be detected successfully in advanced ovarian cancer using a technique called OncoMap. The finding opens the way for personalised medicine. The research will be presented at the 22nd EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium …
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