IWTI 2018 Video Series

Overcoming Challenges to Molecular Biomarker Testing

Video Library —December 18, 2018

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Interview with the Innovators
Geoff Oxnard, MD
Thoracic Oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School,
Boston, MA
Lauren Ritterhouse, MD, PhD
Molecular Pathologist and Co-Director
Molecular Diagnostics and Clinical Genomics Laboratories, University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Drs. Geoffrey Oxnard and Lauren Ritterhouse discuss the challenges in biomarker testing—tissue stewardship and complexity of biomarker tests and results—and ways to overcome these challenges—improved communication among all members of the cancer care team and simplification of biomarker test results to focus on actionable biomarkers.
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