title: Overview of personalized medicine in GI cancers.
abstract: Cancer biomarkers may be used for prevention (identification of patients at high risk for cancer), estimating prognosis and/or repsonse to conventional chemotherapies, or guide the use of specific targeted therapies. This overview provides examples in each category for gastrointestinal cancers and reviews current concepts in personalized medicine.
authors: Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Sealy Center for Cancer Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA. cechao@utmb.edu
authors: Celia
authors: C
authors: Chao
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D057285:Precision Medicine; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor