Why Chemo Works For Some People And Not Others Quote:
ScienceDaily (Sep. 23, 2008) — MIT researchers have shown that cells from different people don't all react the same way when exposed to the same DNA-damaging agent — a finding that could help clinicians predict how patients will respond to chemotherapy.
The research team from MIT's Center for Environmental Health Sciences (CEHS) and the Departments of Biological Engineering and Biology, identified a group of 48 genes that can predict how susceptible an individual is to the toxic compound, known as MNNG.
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They're now working on predicting the reactions to other chemo compounds. This will be great if they can get a handle on this - just think of all the people who can be directed into other therapies more quickly if it's determined that they probably won't benefit from the chemo, so time won't be wasted there before trying something else.
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