Precision Medicine World Conference

Sophia Genetics and MGI partnered to provide genomic data interpretation solutions to customers of MGI. http://bit.ly/3a7jYBe Watch Dr. Lars Steinmetz, co-founder of Sophia Genetics, discussing genetics and precision medicine last month at the PMWC 2020 Silicon Valley.... https://buff.ly/3a9Wb3D #genomics #NGS #precisionmedicine #PMWC20

California Governer's Office of Planning and Research announced a new Advisory Council for the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM). Congratulations to Ysabel Duran, Latino Cancer Institute, Dr. Clara Lajonchere, UCLA, and Dr. Keith Yamamoto, UCSF, who presented last month at the PMWC 2020 Silicon Valley. Watch Dr. Shannon Muir, Science Officer, Governer's Office of Planning and Research talks about CIAPM at the PMWC 2020 Silicon Valley. https://vimeo.c...om/388427519/2d01c0a9e6 #precisionmedicine #PMWC20

Chinese medical workers at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus epidemic are often becoming its victims, in part because of the lack of protective equipment. More than 1,700 have already been infected, and six have died. https://nyti.ms/2St0Gk3 China's National Health Commission reports that "so far, 493,067 people have been identified as having had close contact with infected patients. 177,984 are now under medical observation."... #coronavirusoutbreak

Researchers from China are reporting that chest CT was able to detect the coronavirus in individuals at high-risk for the virus - even in cases with negative initial DNA tests. http://bit.ly/39v3hzw At the same time, the NY Times reports that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C.D.C.) said that some of the coronavirus testing kits sent to state laboratories around the country have flaws and do not work properly.... https://nyti.ms/39rk7zc #coronavirusoutbreak

A meta-analysis of 98 clinical trials assessing the clinical activity of PD-1 checkpoint blockade in combination therapies found more clinical activities than the monotherapy of checkpoint blockade alone. http://bit.ly/3bBloWa Watch Dr. Danny Wells, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, leading a panel discussion on methods designed to further improve clinical response rates and outcomes of checkpoint blockade therapies at the PMWC 2020 Silicon Valley. ... https://buff.ly/2SsoNzr #immunotherapy #cancer #precisionmedicine #PMWC20

Following the recovery of a 35-year-old man in Washington state from coronavirus infection whose condition rapidly improved after receiving remdesivir and who was recently discharged from the hospital, Gilead is participating in two clinical trials conducted at several hospitals in Wuhan. https://on.wsj.com/2OPNgw3 http://bit.ly/2SpCRcZ... #coronavirusoutbreak

The WSJ reports that medical experts around the globe have expressed fears that the scale of the outbreak could be much larger than Chinese data suggests - in large part because of concerns about potential flaws in testing. Doctors and epidemiologists have called for Chinese hospitals to use chest scans rather than swab tests to diagnose the new virus. https://on.wsj.com/2SAn7CJ http://bit.ly/2UJRGZm... #coronavirusoutbreak

In January, KGI Assistant Professor Kiana Aran participated on a Precision Medicine World Conference - PMWC LLC panel titled "How CRISPR Revolutionizes Genomic... Medicine." To watch the discussion, visit: https://vimeo.com/388760680/3a0ef0feef Janice Chen of Mammoth Biosciences chaired the panel, which also included Jens-Ole Bock, Andre Watson, and Jonathan Gootenberg.

BREAKING NEWS: American life expectancy rises for the first time in four years due to improvements in cancer mortality rates and decline in death from opioid overdose. Improvements were driven largely by advances in cancer treatment, such as more precise tumor classifications and improved drug therapies. https://nyti.ms/2OcctAz Dr. Anna Berry, Swedish Cancer Institute, chaired a session on molecular tumor boards at the PMWC 2020 Silicon Valley Jan. 21-24.... http://bit.ly/2nwsGpS #cancer #LifeExpectancy #precisionmedicine #PMWC20

A study found that the implementation of machine learning into clinical breast MRI can provide objective and accurate decision rules for the management of suspicious breast masses, and could help reduce the number of potentially unnecessary biopsies. http://bit.ly/2S3uZfG Dr. Michael Hogarth, UCSD, chaired a panel on the steps that hospitals and health systems take to avoid mistakes and pitfalls when implementing ML-based decision support at the PMWC 2020 Silicon Valley Jan. ...21-24. http://bit.ly/2nwsGpS @PLOSONE @UCSDMedSchool #machinelearning #breastMRI #decisionsupport #precisionmedicine #PMWC20

The first cost-effectiveness analysis of CAR-T tisagenlecleucel compared with current standard care for pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) using a constructed population-based control arm. Results provide a real-world benchmark for what product discount would make CAR-T cost-effective. Dr. Melanie Whittington presented last week evidence around the cost-effectiveness and value of CAR-T therapy at the PMWC 2020 Silicon Valley Jan. 21-24th. http://bit.ly.../2nwsGpS #immunotherapy #leukemia #CostEffectiveness #precisionmedicine #PMWC20

The latest generation of nucleic acid-based single-cell analytical methods has opened the door to describing the varied and complex structure of cell states that exist within the tissue. The next generation of proteomics-based methods will complement current methods, providing an insight into health and disease mechanisms. http://bit.ly/36LeQkm Allison Ballmer chaired a panel discussing advances and future perspectives in single-cell analysis at the PMWC 2020 Silicon Valley J...an. 21-24. http://bit.ly/2nwsGpS #singlecellanalysis #proteomics #precisionmedicine #PMWC20

CMS MolDx finalized expanded coverage for liquid biopsies. Initially, the policy will only cover the Guardant360 assay if the patient has a recurrent, relapsed, refractory, metastatic, or advanced solid tumor that didn't originate from the central nervous system. https://go.cms.gov/2Ofq4qN Dr. John Sninsky chaired a panel discussing strategies to navigating the challenges of reimbursement at the PMWC 2020 Silicon Valley Jan. 21-24.... http://bit.ly/2nwsGpS #liquidbiopsy #cancer #precisionmedicine #PMWC20