Some new cancer drugs are designed around individual patients' gene expression patterns rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. What is this field of medicine called?
AQuorum sensing again
BPersonalized medicine
CBasic opsonization
DImmune tolerance only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Personalized medicine
1. Scientists are designing drugs based on the gene expression patterns within individual tumors.
2. The idea that therapy and medicines can be tailored to an individual has given rise to the field of personalized medicine.
3. One example is anti-EGF receptor medication used to treat breast cancer tumors with very high levels of the EGF protein.
4. Quorum sensing, opsonization, and immune tolerance are terms from unrelated topics, not the name for this individually tailored treatment approach.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 16 "Gene Expression", section 16.7 Cancer and Gene Regulation_
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