Polytechnique health seminar
Will health prevention be algorithmic?
An initiative of the Centre de Recherche en Gestion
Seminar #6
Prevention with a drop of blood?
The cancerous tumour releases DNA (cDNA) into the bloodstream, which is proving to be a biological source of cancer analysis and a diagnostic tool with great potential (detection of residual disease, monitoring of treatment efficacy and identification of resistance mechanisms, monitoring of recurrence and possibly screening). Alain Thierry and his team are among those who have made the greatest contribution to demonstrating the validity and clinical utility of cirDNA. Preventing cancer at any stage by simply analysing drops of blood looks set to become a reality.
Hosted by:
Étienne Minvielle
Professor at the École Polytechnique, CNRS Research Director, Public Health Doctor, Gustave Roussy
Speaker
Discussants
Jean-Louis Mergny
Inserm Research Director, LOB,
Ecole Polytechnique,
Head of the Biology Department at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris