November 05, 2017 – For some patients knowingly or not knowingly suffering from depression, the upcoming period of the year (i.e., the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere) with grey days and over-porportionally long nights, might be a difficult one. Should …

Theragenomic medicine: Accurate treatment response prediction in depressed patients Read more »

June 09, 2017 –  It’s only a couple of days that the American Food & Drug Administration (FDA) approved for the first time a cancer treatment for any solid tumor, irrespective of the tumor’s original location, as long as the targeted tumor is …

Biomarker-guided Larotrectinib for all cancer types? Read more »

May 24, 2917 – The American Food & Drug Administration (FDA) just approved a major extension of the clinical indications for Pembrolizumab (Keytruda). For the first time,  a cancer treatment has been approved for any solid tumor, irrespective of the tumor’s …

First cancer treatment for any solid tumor with MSI-H or dMMR approved Read more »

May 01, 2014 – This is a fantastic article on a very difficult to understand topic, with often very sad outcomes.  The source of the article is Medscape and it reveals how combined efforts from different scientific appoaches may lead …

Just Wait A Little Longer: Suicide Biomarkers Getting Closer to the Clinic Read more »

January 26, 2012 – I am relaying the information below by the EMA to the readers of this blog. It might be interessting to dwell into this concept paper (as a scientist, a treating physician, or an informed patient) for informations only or even …

EMA: Public consultation open on concept paper on pharmacogenomics in evaluation of authorised medicines Read more »