Adapting the demands of tumor individualized therapy and promoting the development of molecular diagnostic career in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-9158.2012.11.001
- VernacularTitle:适应肿瘤个体化治疗需求促进我国分子诊断事业健康发展
- Author:
Yuankai SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Carcinoma;
Tumor markers,biology;
Diagnosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2012;(11):961-962
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Recently,the therapy for malignant tumor has entered the era of individualized molecular targeted therapy.Targeted therapy could significantly improve survival,reduce chemotherapy related toxicity,improve quality of life.Precise individualized therapy is based on accurate diagnosis of molecular targets.Therefore,it is very important and urgent for China to establish normative training system for laboratory technicians and uniform management of testing methods.The most ideal samples for testing are primary tumor tissues (except malignant hematologic diseases),but the tumor samples in a large amount of patients could not be obtained for some reasons.Therefore,exploring other originated samples such as blood and malignant body cavity effusion has attracted considerable attention.Molecular epidemiology study of gene mutations in tumor patients is also one of the most important areas for individualized targeted therapy.
