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9<br />

Diagnostic Approaches for<br />

Selecting Patient-Customized Therapies,<br />

Obviating Tumor Variability to Maximize<br />

Therapeutic Effect<br />

Chih-Sheng Chiang, Nathalie Kertesz, and Zheng Liu<br />

Division of Translational Medicine, MannKind Corporation,<br />

Valencia, California, U.S.A.<br />

NEED FOR DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION TO GUIDE<br />

TARGETED THERAPY (THERANOSTICS)<br />

One of the promising concepts for improving health care utilizing the considerable<br />

knowledge gained in the past century is personalized medicine or individualized<br />

medicine. Basically, the promise is that therapeutic efficacy can be<br />

maximized while minimizing side effects if treatments are designed according to<br />

the relevant genotype and phenotype information of the individual (1). Another<br />

aspect of personalized medicine is monitoring the evolution of the disease<br />

(including the effects of treatment and changes of the disease target itself) and<br />

adjusting further therapy accordingly. In order to obtain the relevant information<br />

of the individual and monitor the disease evolution, appropriate diagnostic<br />

methods need to be applied. Therefore, the approach of utilizing relevant diagnostic<br />

information to guide therapy (known as theranostics) has become an<br />

essential component of personalized medicine.<br />

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