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How Surveillance and Data Are Bringing Precision to the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

How Surveillance and Data Are Bringing Precision to the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

FromThe Bio Report


How Surveillance and Data Are Bringing Precision to the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

FromThe Bio Report

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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jan 18, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The development of a biomarker to identify people with prostate cancer increased the diagnosis of the disease, but did little to suggest the appropriate course of treatment for individual patients. Kenneth Pienta, professor of urology and co-director of the Johns Hopkins University InHealth Signature Initiative, is trying to change that by using surveillance and extensive data gathering to continuously stratify patients and refine treatment approaches. Pienta, who will be speaking at the Precision Medicine World Conference in Mountain View, California January 22 to 24, discussed InHealth, how its transforming the treatment of prostate cancer patients, and why it may be a model for applying precision medicine approaches to a broad range of diseases.
Released:
Jan 18, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Bio Report podcast, hosted by award-winning journalist Daniel Levine, focuses on the intersection of biotechnology with business, science, and policy.