title: Pharmacogenomics in the treatment of lung cancer: an update.
abstract: Significant advances have been made in the analysis of the human genome in the first decades of the 21st century and understanding of tumor biology has matured greatly. The identification of tumor-associated mutations and the pathways involved has led to the development of targeted anticancer therapies. However, the challenge now in using chemotherapy to treat nonsmall-cell lung cancer is to identify more molecular markers predictive of drug sensitivity and determine the optimal drug sequences in order to tailor treatment to each patient. This approach could permit selection of patients who could benefit most from a specific type of chemotherapy by matching their tumor and individual genetic profile. Nevertheless, this potential has been limited so far by reliance on the single biomarker approach, though this is now on the way to being overcome through whole genome studies.
authors.affiliation: Translational Research Laboratory, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, Ctra Canyet s/n, Badalona, 08916 Barcelona, Spain.|Fundación Clínica, Médica Sur, Mexico City, Mexico.|Carcinogenesis Laboratory, National Cancer Institute, Mexico City, México.|Dr Rosell Oncology Institute, Quirón Dexeus University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morales-Espinosa
authors.affiliation: Pangaea Biotech S.L., Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: García-Román
authors.affiliation: Dr Rosell Oncology Institute, Quirón Dexeus University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Niki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karachaliou
authors.affiliation: Translational Research Laboratory, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias I Pujol, Ctra Canyet s/n, Badalona, 08916 Barcelona, Spain.|Dr Rosell Oncology Institute, Quirón Dexeus University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.|Pangaea Biotech S.L., Barcelona, Spain.|Molecular Oncology Research (MORe) Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosell
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics*; D010597:Pharmacogenetics; D057285:Precision Medicine
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: DNA repair; drug metabolism; lung cancer; personalized medicine; pharmacogenomics; tailored therapy; targeted therapy