IDICAP: A Novel Tool for Integrating Drug Intervention Based on Cancer Panel.

ABSTRACT: Cancer is a heterogeneous disease afflicting millions of people of all ages and their families worldwide. Tremendous resources have been and continue to be devoted to the development of cancer treatments that target the unique mutation profiles of patients, namely targeted cancer therapy. However, the sheer volume of drugs coupled with cancer heterogeneity becomes a challenge for physicians to prescribe effective therapies targeting patients' unique genetic mutations. Developing a web service that allows clinicians as well as patients to identify effective drug therapies, both approved and experimental, would be helpful for both parties. We have developed an innovative web service, IDICAP, which stands for Integrated Drug Intervention for CAncer Panel. It uses genes that have been linked t

SUBMITTER: Kosarek N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5198058 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature