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photo from article GCC’s Pharmacogenomics Program may help reduce side effects from chemotherapy for some patients
GCC’s Pharmacogenomics Program may help reduce side effects from chemotherapy for some patients

GCC’s Pharmacogenomics Program may help reduce side effects from chemotherapy for some patients

May 08, 2023

The Georgia Cancer Center Pharmacogenomics Program (CaPP) has launched its pharmacogenomics testing services for Georgia Cancer Center patients and oncologists. Pharmacogenomics employs genetic sequence alterations in drug metabolism genes to predict toxicity.   These genetic tests are done to measure changes in genes that make proteins that metabolize common chemotherapy drugs. If a patient has […]

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