All Posts: medical informatics

• Deeper Look at Tumor’s Genetic Mutations Challenges Current Precision Medicine Approach

  WASHINGTON (December 5, 2019) — The number of genetic mutations in cancerous tumors appears to be significantly higher than previously thought, according to a new study using an advanced technology that can detect genetic mutations present only in rare cells within tumors. The finding incorporates a new mathematical approach to calculating total unique mutations in a […]

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, medical informatics, precision medicine

• Virtual Review of Cancer Clinical Trial Treatment Options Quicker Than Conventional Methods

  Using virtual, cloud-based, interconnected computing techniques, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center and colleagues dramatically reduced the time needed to assess a cancer patient’s tumor profile and suitability for clinical trials.

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, medical informatics

• Clarivate Analytics and Georgetown University Named a USPTO Cancer Moonshot Challenge Winner

  Clarivate Analytics, formerly the Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters today announced its third place win with Georgetown University in the USPTO Cancer Moonshot Challenge held by the U.S. Commerce Department’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, cancer research, medical informatics