Lawson Health Research Institute

Lawson research team working to personalize cancer care

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 27th, 2011

2011 DEC 27 -- LONDON, ON - The Lawson Translational Cancer Research Team (LTCRT) of the Lawson Health Research Institute is one of five groups participating in a new study that seeks to personalize cancer drug treatment.

The Genomics Pathway Sequencing (GPS) study, led by the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, will assess the feasibility of identifying specific genetic markers (mutations) in the DNA of patients' tumours. This information will then be used to identify more targeted treatments.

The Lawson team has developed a process for London where they can obtain a fresh tissue sample from the patient's tumour biopsy. This tissue...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2011-12-27)

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