Genomic markers can identify brain tumor patients most likely to benefit from chemotherapy

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Specific genomic biomarkers can be used to identify glioma patients most likely to benefit from post-radiation chemotherapy and serve as a significant predictor of overall and progression-free survival, according to data published by researchers at The Ohio State University. Comprehensive Cancer Center—Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

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