When the Precision Medicine Initiative was launched in 2015, it completely transformed patient care in oncology. Now, individual differences in genetics, environment and lifestyle, along with the tumor’s genetic makeup, are accounted for when determining the best course of treatment for a patient. But, as with any great methodology shift, several challenges impede its widespread implementation. From cancer complexities such as tumor heterogeneity to bottlenecks in next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis and interpretation, high-quality and reliable systems are essential for a clinical lab to apply precision medicine effectively.

In this webinar, discover how trusted data curated by highly experienced variant experts can elevate your lab’s clinical NGS testing pipeline. Get acquainted with COSMIC (Catalogue Of Somatic Mutations In Cancer) and HSMD (Human Somatic Mutation Database), their content and ways you can navigate them to retrieve various information.

Specifically, you will:

• Do a digital walkthrough of COSMIC’s and HSMD’s user interfaces

• Explore the available content, including curated literature, annotations (CADD, PhyloP and more) and data from other resources, such as ClinVar and dbSNP

• Examine use cases such as Chernobyl radiation and papillary thyroid cancer