Genomic testing isn’t just for low-risk tumors
Recently developed biopsy-based genomic tests are typically used to predict the likelihood of adverse pathology in men with very low- and low-risk prostate tumors.
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In this video, and in a poster presentation at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute Chairman Eric Klein, MD, describes efforts to expand genomic testing to stratify good and bad outcomes in men with intermediate- and high-risk early-stage prostate cancer.
This video originally appeared on VJOncology.com, the Video Journal of Oncology, and is used with permission.
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