Researchers From Roswell Park Cancer Institute Use Forensic Techniques To Personalize Medicine For Breast Cancer Patients

Breast cancer therapy that’s customized for each patient’s personal genetic makeup is one step closer to reality, thanks to a new use for crime-lab technology pioneered at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI). A team led by Petr Starostik, MD, chief of RPCI’s Clinical Molecular Diagnostics lab, is using CSI-type methods to multiply the reliability of [...]

St. Joseph’s Selected As Only Site To Provide New Genetic Test For Deadly Type Of Brain Cancer

St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix has partnered with Castle Biosciences, Inc. to provide the nation’s first genomics-based test for patients suffering from glioblastoma multiforme, the most deadly form of primary brain cancer. This new test is used to help doctors and patients consider various treatment options.