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? The process of turning appropriate biological
discoveries into drugs and medical devices
that can be used in the treatment of patients.
Basic Research
Commercialization
Clinical Treatment
Basic Research
CommercilizationClinical Treatment
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? Hippocrates used a person’s physique
and the seasons to personalize
treatments for his patients. The modern
scientific industry hopes to use your
DNA.
-- Pray, L. (2008) Personalized medicine: Hope or hype? Nature Education
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? “Personalized medicine” refers to the tailoring
of medical treatment to the individual
characteristics of each patient.
? It does not literally mean the creation of drugs
or medical devices that are unique to a patient
but rather the ability to classify individuals
into subpopulations that differ in their
susceptibility to a particular disease or their
response to a specific treatment.
19. 衛署醫器製壹字第003774號 工廠登記證:81-100015-00
? Preventive or therapeutic interventions can
then be concentrated on those who will
benefit, sparing expense and side effects for
those who will not.
--President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) “Priorities
for Personalized Medicine”September 20081