Precision cancer medicine - still expedient for the few

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2021 Mar 22;141(5). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.20.0980. Print 2021 Mar 23.
[Article in English, Norwegian]
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Plain language summary

Cancer genome sequencing with the aid of next-generation sequencing is now being introduced as part of routine diagnostics. It allows for off-label treatment of patients with advanced cancer. Unfortunately, this strategy is often to no avail.

MeSH terms

  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Precision Medicine*