A New Era of Cancer Treatment: Genetically-Targeted Therapy

A growing number of cancer practices are sequencing the DNA of tumors to uncover their genetic abnormalities. The aim: to pair a drug with the specific mutation fueling a patient’s disease. 

WSJ reporter Ron Winslow and I spoke with UC San Francisco's Dr. Trever Bivona about the latest developments and challenges in genetically-targeted cancer treatment.


I find the idea of personalized medicine based on genetics fascinating. I hope to do more stories on this subject matter soon.