NIH SPECIAL Science SERIES: Testing the Efficacy of New Cancer Treatments/Therapies in Clinical Trials using a Unique Biomarker
Boston, MA (PRWEB) January 31, 2017 -- The NIH has produced another novel solution in this unique biomarker which can test the efficacy of cancer treatments in clinical trials. One Million Solutions in Health has a one-of-a-kind partnership with the NIH to share this webinar to facilitate the progression of increased knowledge in the field in regards to oncology. Dr. Peng Loh, Principal Senior Investigator, NICHD, NIH is the speaker who shares her science on this webinar entitled, "NIH Special Science Series: Testing the Efficacy of New Cancer Treatments/Therapies in Clinical Trials using a Unique Biomarker".
This NIH opportunity showcases how a new biomarker technology uniquely measures the progression and aggressiveness of the patient’s cancer. This biomarker also predicts recurrence and metastasis in various cancers, including liver, colorectal, adrenal and lung cancer.
An important application of this biomarker is its use in clinical trials to better evaluate each patient as to the aggressiveness or progression of their cancer. This is important because this biomarker has shown that some patients who are ‘traditionally’ categorized as Stage 1 cancer, are actually harboring an underlying disease which is much more aggressive than expected. This could explain why some patients who have been previously-diagnosed as Stage 1 actually have an earlier mortality than expected.
In clinical trials, this biomarker could more effectively stratify the patients who are entered into the clinical trial. And, importantly, over the course of the therapeutic regimen, this biomarker could be utilized to test the responsiveness of the cancer to therapy or treatment.
The applications of this biomarker in clinical trials – could serve to revolutionize oncology clinical trials.
This biomarker has the potential to revolutionize cancer care by changing the current nomenclature, that is, by going beyond a classification system based on Stages, and now being able to classify cancer according to its aggressiveness.
Review the webinar here: "NIH Special Science Series: Testing the Efficacy of New Cancer Treatments/Therapies in Clinical Trials using a Unique Biomarker".
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