View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Frontiers - Publisher Connector MINI REVIEW ARTICLE published: 08 April 2014 doi: 10.3389/fgene.2014.00073 Pharmacogenomics in oncology care Kelly K. Filipski 1*, Leah E. Mechanic 1, Rochelle Long 2 and Andrew N. Freedman 1 1 Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA 2 Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch, Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA Edited by: Cancer pharmacogenomics have contributed a number of important discoveries to Luis Abel Quiñones, University of current cancer treatment, changing the paradigm of treatment decisions. Both somatic Chile, Chile and germline mutations are utilized to better understand the underlying biology of Reviewed by: cancer growth and treatment response. The level of evidence required to fully translate Elena García-Martín, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain pharmacogenomic discoveries into the clinic has relied heavily on randomized control Angela Roco, Servicio de Salud trials. In this review, the use of observational studies, as well as, the use of adaptive Metropolitano Occidente, Chile trials and next generation sequencing to develop the required level of evidence for clinical *Correspondence: implementation are discussed. Kelly K. Filipski, Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, Keywords: pharmacogenomics, pharmacogenetics, somatic, germline, targeted therapy Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr. Room 4E228, Rockville, MD 20850, USA e-mail: kelly.fi
[email protected] INTRODUCTION providing molecular drug targets. Prospective tumor sequencing In the last decade, the use of genomics in oncology significantly is being increasingly utilized, changing the paradigm of cancer impacted treatment decisions for many patients.