Diagnostic value of next-generation sequencing in an unusual sphenoid tumor.

ABSTRACT: Extraordinary advancements in sequencing technology have made what was once a decade-long multi-institutional endeavor into a methodology with the potential for practical use in a clinical setting. We therefore set out to examine the clinical value of next-generation sequencing by enrolling patients with incurable or ambiguous tumors into the Personalized OncoGenomics initiative at the British Columbia Cancer Agency whereby whole genome and transcriptome analyses of tumor/normal tissue pairs are completed with the ultimate goal of directing therapeutics. First, we established that the sequencing, analysis, and communication with oncologists could be completed in less than 5 weeks. Second, we found that cancer diagnostics is an area that can greatly benefit from the comprehensiveness of a w

SUBMITTER: Jamshidi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4041668 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature