The value of genomic analysis of breast cancer in drug development

Abstract

Improving the success rate and reducing the time that it takes to bring a new drug to the market represent important challenges for both academia and the pharmaceutical industry. High-throughput genomic analysis of cancer may assist streamlining this process through providing clinically relevant response markers, suggesting rational combination treatment strategies for biologically targeted agents and defining the next generation of therapeutic targets. © The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.