Article
Precision medicine in COPD: where are we and where do we need to go?
European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society - 30 Sept 2018
Sidhaye Venkataramana K, Nishida Kristine, Martinez Fernando J
Abstract excerpt
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was the fourth leading cause of death worldwide in 2015. Current treatments for patients ease discomfort and help decrease disease progression; however, none improve lung function or change mortality. COPD is heterogeneous in its molecular and clinical...
Topics
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Early Diagnosis
- Genetic Markers
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Lung
- Phenotype
- Precision Medicine
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Treatment Outcome