Integrating a Comprehensive Cancer Genome Profiling into Clinical Practice: A Blueprint in an Italian Referral Center
Camilla Nero, Simona Duranti, Flavia Giacomini, Angelo Minucci, Luciano Giacò, Alessia Piermattei, Maurizio Genuardi, Tina Pasciuto, Andrea Urbani, Gennaro Daniele, Domenica Lorusso, R. Pignataro, Giampaolo Tortora, Nicola Normanno, Giovanni Scambia
Abstract
The implementation of cancer molecular characterization in clinical practice has improved prognostic re-definition, extending the eligibility to a continuously increasing number of targeted treatments. Broad molecular profiling technologies better than organ-based approaches are believed to serve such dynamic purposes. We here present the workflow our institution adopted to run a comprehensive cancer genome profiling in clinical practice. This article describes the workflow designed to make a comprehensive cancer genome profiling program feasible and sustainable in a large-volume referral hospital.