Personalized Medicine and Companion Diagnostics Go Hand-in-Hand
Posted: August 6, 2014 at 2:01 pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a photo:
Companion diagnostic tests show which patients could be helped by a drug and which patients would not benefit, and could even be harmed.
The recent approval of a genetic test to help doctors prescribe a drug that treats colorectal cancer is just one example of the increasing importance of companion diagnostic tests in personalized medicine to ensure the safety and effectiveness of targeted therapies. Read this FDA Consumer Update to learn more.
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Personalized Medicine and Companion Diagnostics Go Hand-in-Hand