title: The role of surgeons in building a personalized medicine program.
abstract: Changes in technology, with decreases in the cost of molecular profiling, has expanded the interest in creating institution-wide personalized medicine platforms to allow selective assessment of a given patient's tumor in real time, with the ability to utilize that information for patient-care decisions. In order for this approach to function adequately, a multidisciplinary team must be created in an environment with dedicated support at an institutional level.
authors: Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
authors: Genevieve M
authors: GM
authors: Boland
authors: Funda
authors: F
authors: Meric-Bernstam
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D015894:Genome, Human; D023281:Genomics; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery*; D010819:Physician's Role; D057285:Precision Medicine; D066231:Surgeons
keywords: genomics; next-generation sequencing; personalized medicine; precision medicine