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Genes ID Best Patients for Colon Cancer Drug

Step toward 'holy grail' of personalized cancer battle

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 2, 2008 2:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – Researchers have taken a giant step toward the "holy grail" of personalized cancer treatment—by using genetic profiling to accurately target chemotherapy, Reuters reports. A new genetic test of colon cancer tumors is able to predict with accuracy whether a patient will respond to...   Read full story »

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