ASCO 2021: Presentations about whole genome sequencing
At the congress of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) on 4-8 June 2021 researchers Kris Samsom and Luuk Schipper of the Dutch Cancer Institute (NKI) have presented their findings on whole genome sequencing.
In the poster presentation
Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) is feasible in routine clinical care
Kris Samsom of the Dutch Cancer Institute explains the results of their research in which they conclude that WGS is feasible in routine diagnostics.
In the poster presentation
Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) improves sarcoma diagnosis and patient care
Luuk Schipper of the Dutch Cancer Institute explains how they came to the conclusion in their research that WGS can help improve the diagnosis and the treatment of patients with sarcomas.
More information
- Paper in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics: Clinical validation of Whole Genome Sequencing for cancer diagnostics
- Interview with Kim Monkhorst, patholoog NKI/AvL about the interim results of WIDE: Whole Genome Sequencing feasible in clinical practice
- More information about WGS and the extensive DNA test: OncoAct.nl
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By using WGS, we took a step forward in molecular diagnostics in our department from the analysis of less than 100 genes to approximately 20,000 genes per patient. This provides an enormous amount of valuable information, not only for the patient of today, but also for the patient of the future.