Items Tagged ‘predictive medicine’
January 26, 2015
New Exam For Dense Breast Tissue Nearly Quadruple Detection For Invasive Breast Cancers
By Center for Individualized Medicine 
A new breast imaging technique pioneered at Mayo Clinic nearly quadruples detection rates of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue, according to the results of a major study published this week in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) is a supplemental imaging technology designed to find tumors that […]
Tags: breast cancer, cancer, center for individualized medicine, Dense Breast, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, Genetics, genome, genome science
January 22, 2015
The President’s Precision Medicine Plan & How it Might Help You
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Article Originally Written for The Washington Post By Lenny Bernstein In his hour-long State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Obama spent a few seconds announcing a “Precision Medicine Initiative,” but did little to explain what he has in mind. Background materials distributed by the White House show that Obama wants to invest […]
Tags: Bioethics, biomarker, biomarkers, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genetic, Genetics, genome
January 15, 2015
Next Generation Sequencing Targeted RAS/RAF Gene Panel
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Mayo Clinic has now developed, through utilizing next generation sequencing, a multi-gene panel to evaluate for somatic mutations within the BRAF, HRAS, NRAS, and KRAS genes associated with cancer. This test can be ordered to identify tumors that may respond to targeted therapies by assessing multiple gene targets simultaneously, mutations that may help determine prognosis for […]
Tags: Bioethics, biomarker, biomarkers, cancer, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genetic, Genetics
January 7, 2015
Assurex Health Grows Neuropsychiatric Pharmacogenomics with $30 M Financial Round
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Assurex Health, a personalized medicine company providing industry-leading treatment decision support to healthcare providers for behavioral health and chronic pain conditions, today announced that it has secured $30 million in equity financing from new and existing investors, according to Virginia C. Drosos, President and Chief Executive Officer. The financing will support increased clinical adoption and […]
Tags: center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genetic, Genetics, genome, genome science, Genome Sequencing, Genomic
January 1, 2015
How Individualizing Breast Cancer Improved This Patient’s Care
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Holly Boehle continues to reflect on the little things that make a difference in her care — the differentiators that brought her to Mayo Clinic and continue to give her hope today. Boehle of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly two years ago. Subsequently, she learned of Mayo Clinic’s care […]
Tags: BEAUTY, Beauty Study, Bioethics, biomarker, biomarkers, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genetic
December 23, 2014
Don’t Change Breast Cancer Guidelines on Flawed Research
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Clinical recommendations discouraging the use of CYP2D6 gene testing to guide tamoxifen therapy in breast cancer patients are based on studies with flawed methodology and should be reconsidered, according to the results of a Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. For years, controversy has surrounded the CYP2D6 […]
Tags: biomarker, biomarkers, cancer, center for individualized medicine, CYP2D6, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genome science, Genome Sequencing
December 18, 2014
Staying One Step Ahead of Cancer
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Four researchers at Mayo Clinic combined their talents to spur a “bedside to bench” movement that takes the issues they face in the clinic back to the laboratory in the hopes of discovering biomarkers to help specific patients facing difficult medical problems. George Vasmatzis, Ph.D., co-director of Mayo Clinic’s Biomarker Discovery Program in […]
Tags: Andrew Feldman, biomarker, biomarkers, center for individualized medicine, Dennis Wigle, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genetic, Genetics
December 16, 2014
Mayo Clinic CEO on Charlie Rose Show
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Tags: center for individualized medicine, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, Genetics, genome, genome science, Genome Sequencing, Genomic, genomic medicine, genomics, individualized medicine, Individualized Medicine Clinic
December 9, 2014
Tracing the Lineage of Lung Cancer Tumors
By Center for Individualized Medicine
A diagnostic test based on chromosomal rearrangements can trace the lineage of lung cancer to determine whether two separate lung cancers in the same patient are independent tumors or a tumor that has spread to another region of the lung, a Mayo Clinic study has found. For patients with multiple tumors, that distinction […]
Tags: biomarkers, cancer, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genetic, Genetics, genome, genome science
December 5, 2014
Realizing the Opportunities of Genomics in Health Care
By Center for Individualized Medicine
Speaking at the Individualizing Medicine Conference 2014, Geoffrey Ginsburg, M.D. discussed the opportunities for genetics in medicine around the areas of sequencing, data sharing, eMedicine and more. Dr. Geoffrey Ginsburg is the founding director of the Center for Applied Genomics in the Duke University Medical Center and the founding executive director of the […]
Tags: Biobank, biomarker, biomarkers, cancer, center for individualized medicine, DNA, DNA Sequencing, dna test, DNA Testing, gene sequencing, genetic, Genetics