Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jul 2018
Federal Government to announce $50 million custom cancer drug trial
17 July 2018 - Almost 600 Queenslanders will have their cancer’s DNA tested to identify the drugs that will keep them alive for longer under a revolutionary $50 million, world-leading trial.
In a turning point for medicine in Australia, each individual patient will be given personalised drugs that will best fight their unique cell mutation.
Health Minister Greg Hunt will today announce the new national Australian Genomic Cancer Medicine Program, which will help 5000 patients with rare cancers over four years.
