Scientists have designed a platform to develop personalized treatments for patients with esophageal cancer. Test results published Journal of Mathematical Biology.
Risk factors for esophageal mucosa cancer are smoking, alcohol use, reflux disease and old age. The disease is easy to miss because its symptoms include indigestion and heartburn. Because perfect screening tools are lacking, esophageal cancer is often detected at an advanced stage. This, together with the presence of different types of cancer, results in a low survival rate for patients: only 22% will live more than five years after diagnosis of the disease.
In a new study, researchers created a tool to prescribe the most appropriate treatment for patients with esophageal cancer. It allows you to determine which drugs and to what dosage cancer cells are sensitive. The system was tested on data obtained from patients and the genetic characteristics of their tumors. It showed high accuracy in choosing therapy.
“Imagine a software application in which you can enter data on esophageal cancer in real time, as well as enter available information about medications and the type of communication possible with the patient, and then receive the recommended optimal course of treatment. This will greatly facilitate the doctor’s job, and in this terrible disease, the authors write He hopes it will increase survival rates.
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