Testing blood metabolites could help tailor cancer treatment

Posted by on June 3, 2016 11:17 am
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Testing for metabolic changes in the blood could indicate whether a cancer drug is working as designed, a new study reports. This new way of monitoring cancer therapy could speed up the development of new targeted drugs — which exploit specific genetic weaknesses in cancer cells — and help in tailoring treatment for patients.

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