First, major advances in our knowledge of genomics – specifically, the way diseases manifest and develop in the body at the genetic level – are improving our ability to target illness at each stage and improve the patient experience. Genetic markers, for example, can indicate which patients are likely to benefit from a drug, thereby improving outcomes while allowing patients to avoid potentially painful side effects of treatments that are unlikely to work.
首先，基因组知识的重大进步——具体而言，即疾病在基因层面上的表征和体内发展情况——改善了我们在各个阶段定位疾病的能力，也改善了患者体验。比如，基因标记物可以能够说明哪些患者可能从某种药物中获益，从而改进用药结果，同时也让患者避免无用药物给它们带来的痛苦的潜在副作用。