Current best practices and rationalistic perspectives in causation-based prevention, early detection and multidisciplinary treatment of breast and gastric cancer

Gastric & Breast Cancer e-journal
DOI: 10.2122/gbc.2012.0250

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Cancer Biomarkers: Pitfalls with traditional research and novel integrated genome analysis opportunities.

George Zografos MD, PhD.

Affiliation: Head of the Breast Unit, Head of 1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, University of Athens, Greece.

Tel: +306932524836

E-mail: gzografo@med.uoa.gr

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Most of “omics” studies-based prognostic and predictive biomarkers have limited practical medical utility particular in clinical management of cancer. To prevent false reports, certain diseases, the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) released a draft list of 29 criteria, such as documenting where specimens came from and ensuring experiments can be properly replicated . Now researchers must address these criteria before receiving NCI funds to run a clinical trial. But even if these criteria are met, there is skepticisism whether robust biomarkers can be produced without deep genome sequencing and integrated genome functional analysis of clinical samples.

(Citation: Gastric & Breast Cancer 2012; 11(4): 236-238)

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