Precision Oncology Beyond Genomics: The Future Is Here-It Is Just Not Evenly Distributed.

ABSTRACT: Cancer is a multifactorial disease with increasing incidence. There are more than 100 different cancer types, defined by location, cell of origin, and genomic alterations that influence oncogenesis and therapeutic response. This heterogeneity between tumors of different patients and also the heterogeneity within the same patient's tumor pose an enormous challenge to cancer treatment. In this review, we explore tumor heterogeneity on the longitudinal and the latitudinal axis, reviewing current and future approaches to study this heterogeneity and their potential to support oncologists in tailoring a patient's treatment regimen. We highlight how the ideal of precision oncology is reaching far beyond the knowledge of genetic variants to inform clinical practice and discuss the technologies an

SUBMITTER: Pfohl U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8072767 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature