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Precision Medicine Cancer Care
Precision medicine analyzes each cancer patient’s unique characteristics (such as genetic makeup and environmental factors) to find the most effective cancer care. Henry Ford Health is a leader in harnessing the power of this information found in your cancer to create your tumor profile and design treatment just for you.
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Here you can learn about our approach to precision medicine program for cancer treatment, its benefits, our providers and more.
Why choose Henry Ford Health’s precision medicine program?
Henry Ford Health's precision medicine program was the first program of its kind in Michigan. Today we continue to provide the most comprehensive precision medicine care in the state, offering genomic testing and tumor boards to every cancer patient.
We know that people with the same kind of cancer may respond differently to the same treatment. That’s because your cancer has its own “profile.”
Our commitment to innovation through precision medicine has made us pioneers in this advancement in personalized care. We are:
- The first in the world to enroll a patient in the GBM AGILE (Adaptive Global Innovative Learning Environment) Trial, aimed at identifying the most effective therapies for patients with the most aggressive form of brain cancer.
- Among a few select health systems in the country chosen to participate in All of Us, a National Institutes of Health precision medicine research program.
- Bringing a theranostics center to Detroit through our partnership with BAMF Health, which is expected to open in 2027.
- Theranostics is an approach that combines imaging and radiation treatment by delivering radioactive drugs called radiopharmaceuticals, which contain agents to find and treat cancer cells throughout the body. Commonly targeted cancers include prostate cancer (using Pluvicto) and neuroendocrine tumors (using Lutathera).
Our precision medicine cancer pathway
We’ve designed a highly personalized experience that we call the “cancer care pathway.” A nurse navigator helps you every step of the way, from diagnosis to treatment through survivorship.
Read more about our pathway with precision medicine.
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Read a step-by-step process of our precision medicine pathway
- You and your care team will discuss if you could benefit from precision medicine and be eligible for targeted therapy.
- If you choose to proceed, our Center for Precision Diagnostics will test a small sample of your tumor.
- Your information is discussed by our precision medicine experts at molecular tumor board meetings. We look at real-world results for patients with a similar tumor profile using a national data network. This can help identify treatments or clinical trials that are more likely to work and help you avoid unnecessary treatments and their side effects.
- Recommendations are discussed with experts on one of our 15-disease specific tumor boards.
- Your care team works together to design the best treatment plan for you.
- Your response to treatment is tracked to see what works best — for current and future treatments. Some cancers don’t have targeted therapies yet, but precision medicine is ever evolving.
- We counsel you along the way throughout the course of your treatment.
What you should know about precision medicine
Learn more about this approach to cancer treatments and its benefits below.
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What is precision medicine?
Precision medicine is a personalized approach to treating cancer that analyzes your:
- Unique genetic makeup (inherited traits)
- Environmental influences
- Tumor characteristics (like specific gene mutations or proteins
- Lifestyle differences
We may recommend precision medicine genomic testing of your tumor tissue, which looks at the pattern of changes in your tumor cells that influence how cancer grows and spreads. We also may suggest further genetic testing to identify genes you were born with that may influence your unique type of cancer.
Our precision medicine experts harness the power of this information found in your cancer to create your tumor profile and design treatment just for you.
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Benefits of precision medicine
Individualized care
Your treatment plan is designed just for you, based on your tumor profile.
Access to advanced treatments
Your tumor profile may help you learn if you qualify for clinical trials of the newest cancer treatments.
Extended survival rates
Studies have shown that Precision Medicine can extend the survival of people with cancer.
Fewer side effects
Precision Medicine can offer fewer side effects and help you avoid unnecessary treatments.
Discovery of genetic abnormalities
Precision Medicine is a good option for metastatic cancer — cancer that has spread from its original location — because abnormalities in your genes and DNA are more likely to be found. Genetic markers also may help us understand if you will respond better to traditional treatment options.
Incorporates your personal preferences
Your individual preferences are considered to further specialize your treatment plan.
Data can help other people
Your tumor profile may help us understand how best to treat other patients as well.
Our precision medicine team
Our team brings together clinical cancer care, research (clinical trials and epidemiologic studies), IT analytics, a molecular tumor board and the Henry Ford Center for Precision Diagnostics into a program that wholly encompasses all aspects of precision medicine.
Contact our cancer team 24/7: Call (888) 777-4167
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