Drugging cancer genomes

✍ Scribed by Workman, Paul; Al-Lazikani, Bissan

• Book ID: 121390084
• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 105 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1474-1776
• DOI: 10.1038/nrd4184

✦ Synopsis

A recent landmark analysis compared genome-wide mutations and associated 'omics' features for 3,281 tumours across 12 human cancer types. There is a clear need for objective target assessment and prioritization by the drug discovery community to make the best use of such vast amounts of data.