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ReviewNature medicine2022

Delivering precision oncology to patients with cancer.

Joaquin Mateo, Lotte Steuten, Philippe Aftimos, Fabrice André, Mark Davies, Elena Garralda, Jan Geissler, Don Husereau, Iciar Martinez-Lopez, Nicola Normanno and 5 more

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Review in Nature medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 206 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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206citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

206 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Insights into pet-based radiogenomics in oncology: an updated systematic review.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025
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  4. Expert-based collaborative analysis of the situation and prospects of biomarker test implementation in oncology in Spain.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024
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  6. Epigenetic silencingCancer biology & therapy · 2026
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  13. Patient experiences of tissue donation and digital consent support in primary craniospinal tumour research.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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146 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Joaquin Mateo *Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5336-2548
Lotte Steuten *Office of Health Economics, London, UK.
Philippe AftimosInstitut Jules Bordet - Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Fabrice AndréInstitut Gustave Roussy, INSERM U981, Université Paris Saclay, Villejuif, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5795-8357
Mark DaviesSouth Wales West Cancer Centre, Swansea, UK.
Elena GarraldaVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
Jan GeisslerPatvocates, Munich, Germany.
Don HusereauUniversity of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-6876
Iciar Martinez-LopezUnit of Genetics and Genomics of the Balearic Islands, Son Espases University Hospital, Illes, Balears, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0030-718X
Nicola NormannoCell Biology and Biotherapy Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS 'Fondazione G. Pascale', Naples, Italy.
Jorge S Reis-FilhoMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2969-3173
Stephen StefaniUNIMED RS, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
David M ThomasGarvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2527-5428
C Benedikt WestphalenComprehensive Cancer Center Munich & Department of Medicine III, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Emile VoestNetherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. e.voest@nki.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8249-9586

Funding

HCRW_ HRG-20-1760
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the increasing use of genomic profiling for diagnosis and therapy guidance in many tumor types, precision oncology is rapidly reshaping cancer care. However, the current trajectory of drug development in oncology results in a paradox: if patients cannot access advanced diagnostics, we may be developing drugs that will reach few patients. In this Perspective, we outline the major challenges to the implementation of precision oncology and discuss critical steps toward resolving these, including facilitation of equal access to genomics tests, ensuring that clinical studies provide robust evidence for new drugs and technologies, enabling physicians to interpret genomics data, and empowering patients toward shared decision-making. A multi-stakeholder approach to evidence generation, value assessment, and healthcare delivery is necessary to translate advances in precision oncology into benefits for patients with cancer globally.

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NeoplasmsGenomicsHumansMedical OncologyPrecision Medicine

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