Skip to main content
. 2017 Jun 27;15:42. doi: 10.1186/s12960-017-0218-z

Table 3.

Impact of genomics on oncology practices in the next 5 years

Impact No impact (%) Minor impact (%) Major impact (%) Mean (SD)
Making a diagnosis 9.7 58 32.3 2.23 (0.62)
Drug discovery 0 32.3 67.7 2.68 (0.48)
Repurposing existing drugs 0 48.4 51.6 2.52 (0.51)
Selecting course of treatment 3.2 38.7 58.1 2.55 (0.57)
Extending and improving lives 9.7 61.3 29 2.19 (0.6)
Impact of transcriptome data 6.5 54.8 38.7 2.32 (0.6)
Impact of whole genome data 9.7 32.3 58 2.48 (0.68)