Skip to main content

Advertisement

Log in

Advances in cancer genomics and precision oncology

  • Review
  • Published:
Genes & Genomics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Background

Next-generation sequencing has revolutionized genome science over the last two decades. Indeed, the wealth of sequence information on our genome has deepened our understanding on cancer. Cancer is a genetic disease caused by genetic or epigenetic alternations that affect the expression of genes that control cell functions, particularly cell growth and division. Utilization of next-generation sequencing in cancer gene panels has enabled the identification of actionable gene alterations in cancer patients to guide personalized precision medicine.

Objective

The aim is to provide information that can identify actionable gene alterations, enabling personalized precision medicine for cancer patients.

Results & discussion

Equipped with next-generation sequencing techniques, international collaboration programs on cancer genomics have identified numerous mutations, gene fusions, microsatellite variations, copy number variations, and epigenetics changes that promote the transformation of normal cells into tumors. Cancer classification has traditionally been based on cell type or tissue-of-origin and the morphological characteristics of the cancer. However, interactive genomic analyses have currently reclassified cancers based on systemic molecular-based taxonomy. Although all cancer-causing genes and mechanisms have yet to be completely understood or identified, personalized or precision medicine is now currently possible for some forms of cancer. Unlike the “one-size-fits-all” approach of traditional medicine, precision medicine allows for customized or personalized treatment based on genomic information.

Conclusion

Despite the availability of numerous cancer gene panels, technological innovation in genomics and expansion of knowledge on the cancer genome will allow precision oncology to manage even more types of cancers.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
$34.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

Data availability

The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

References

Download references

Acknowledgements

This research was supported by "Regional Innovation Strategy (RIS)" through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (MOE)(2022RIS-005) and by Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea (RS-2023-00260267)

Funding

Not applicable.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Contributions

N.-S.K. prepared the draft manuscript. Y.-J.C. and J.-Y.J. added their opinions to edit the draft. Y.H and W.-J.K. reviewed critically the revised manuscript. I.-Y.C. is a principal investigator to design the work and reviewed the manuscript finally. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to Nam-Soo Kim or Ik-Young Choi.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Ethical approval

Not applicable.

Consent to participate

Not applicable.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Heo, Y., Kim, WJ., Cho, YJ. et al. Advances in cancer genomics and precision oncology. Genes Genom 47, 399–416 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13258-024-01614-7

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13258-024-01614-7

Keywords