The Importance of Biopsy in the Era of Molecular Medicine. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Recent advances in the molecular characterization of cancers have triggered interest in developing a new taxonomy of disease in oncology with the goal of using the molecular profile of a patient's tumor to predict response to treatment. Image-guided needle biopsy is central to this "precision medicine" effort. In this review, we first discuss the current role of biopsy in relation to clinical examples of molecular medicine. We then outline important bottlenecks to the advancement of precision medicine and highlight the potential role of image-guided biopsy to address these challenges.

publication date

  • November 1, 2016

Research

keywords

  • Neoplasms

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC5588891

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85002942035

PubMed ID

  • 27870685

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 22

issue

  • 6