Potential Impact on Clinical Decision Making via a Genome-Wide Expression Profiling: A Case Report

Urol Case Rep. 2016 Oct 1:9:51-54. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2016.08.010. eCollection 2016 Nov.

Abstract

Management of men with prostate cancer is fraught with uncertainty as physicians and patients balance efficacy with potential toxicity and diminished quality of life. Utilization of genomics as a prognostic biomarker has improved the informed decision-making process by enabling more rationale treatment choices. Recently investigations have begun to determine whether genomic information from tumor transcriptome data can be used to impact clinical decision-making beyond prognosis. Here we discuss the potential of genomics to alter management of a patient who presented with high-risk prostate adenocarcinoma. We suggest that this information help selecting patients for advanced imaging, chemotherapies, or clinical trial.

Keywords: Genomics; Neuroendocrine; Prostate.

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  • Case Reports