Does Immunotherapy Measure Up to the Hype? Brigitte Ganter, PhD Disclosures | October 27, 2016 Editor’s Note: The emergence of immunotherapy has redefined cancer medicine. Among those who continue to redefine this expanding arena of clinical research, James P. Allison, PhD, of MD Anderson Cancer Center, holds a special place....
Dr. James Allison of MD Anderson Cancer Center, considered by many to be the “father of immunotherapy” is a recipient of the PMWC 2017 Pioneer Award. In his interview published earlier this week on Medscape highlighted some of the key focus areas of PMWC 2017...
Major Announcement - Medicare Makes Genetic Testing More Affordable and Accessible “Reimbursement policies threaten the development of molecular diagnostics as a critical element in making precision medicine a reality. The payors are beginning to feel the pressure for more responsive reimbursement policies but it is up...
In contrast to the three traditional pillars of cancer treatment (surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy), cancer immunotherapy is a relatively young field, yet it is considered a huge game-changer - as it is in the process of changing how we treat cancer. Immunotherapy is rapidly becoming part...
Times couldn’t be more exciting with the ongoing conceptualization and implementation of Precision Medicine, the revolutionary approach to research, health, and healthcare that is continuously evolving, driven in part by the Precision Medicine Initiative launched and supported by President Obama; the recent NIH education boost...
Diagnostics is hugely influencing disease treatment, management,and interventional prevention. The flood of findings is enormous, yet, not all of it is interpretable which produces a huge challenge not only for the test provider, but also for the physician and patient. At the upcoming Personalized Medicine...
The development of technologies that allow the detection of circulating tumor cells, cell free DNA, or exosomes, combined with the advancements of sequencing technologies and the identification of novel biomarkers now allow more accurate detection and possible insights into the characteristics of malignant tumors than traditional biopsies...
The upcoming Personalized Medicine World Conference (PMWC) 2016 Silicon Valley will honor a few exceptional leaders whom have played, and continue to play, a tremendously critical role in shaping our healthcare system, changing it from a general population approach to a personalized and patient-centered care...
UCSC Genomics Institute’s director David Haussler will chair a session on “Data Solutions in Clinical Genomics” at the upcoming Personalized Medicine World Conference (PMWC) 2016 Silicon Valley, co-hosted with Stanford Health Care and UCSF on January 24-27. Professor Haussler shared some of his thoughts with...
Interested in catching up with Mike Snyder's (Stanford Medical University) talk presented last month at the Personalized Medicine World Conference? Access his presentation which discusses in detail the vast amount of molecule measurements collected to help manage the health of an individual. Access powerpoint presentation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fl9522ysunbnpj8/6-Mike_Snyder.pdf?dl=0 ...
