President Obama’s Guidance for industry: expedited programs for serious conditions—drugs and biologics. $215m investment in the Precision Medicine Initiative illustrates the emphasis placed on personalising care in the fight against cancer. The initiative is a collaboration between the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop new cancer treatments that are tailored for specific types of cancers. Despite progress, curative interventions for advanced malignant tumours are uncommon.
President Obama’s $215m investment in the Precision Medicine Initiative illustrates the emphasis placed on personalising care in the fight against cancer. The initiative is a collaboration between the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop new cancer treatments that are tailored for specific types of cancers. Despite progress, curative interventions for advanced malignant tumours are uncommon.