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Sequencing, Molecular Tumor Board Enable Precision Therapy for GI Cancer Patients, Study Shows

Apr 06, 2020
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NEW YORK – Next-generation sequencing (NGS) or whole-exome sequencing of tumor and normal samples from advanced gastrointestinal (GI) cancer patients helped identify individualized treatment options and pathogenic germline variants associated with cancer risk, according to a study published last week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology: Precision Oncology.

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