4.23.8. Few Personalized Medicine Drugs, & Today’s Treatment Recommendation

4.23.9. Future of Personalized Medicine

Despite a few successes, patients should not expect anything more than a small number of additional tailored interventions. They should not expect the cures for all common diseases. First, because the interplay between genes, proteins, cell metabolism and the numerous environmental exposures are simply too complex to expect simple solutions, like a targeted molecule. Secondly, getting any new therapy to market takes at least a decade.
However, from a patient’s perspective, “personalized medicine” is not only unrealistic, but also has the potential to do more than just raise false hope and expectations. The term “personalized medicine” does not impress much in public.
To make the concept of personalized medicine a success we need to give more impact on the followings:

• Better communication between patients and health providers is needed.
• The optimal use of electronic genetic information systems will help to follow the exact way of diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Encouraging patients to make lists of things to discuss with their physicians is important
• Coaching the patients is necessary on how to participate effectively in their medical consultation which will help to improve overall well-being as well as survival.
• Labeling of “personalized medicine” to broaden the focus of scientifically validated interventions from genes is necessary.
• Avoiding any misinterpretations and overstated claims in our scientific discussion as well as in our choices of words and labels related to personalized medicine.
• Increase funding is necessary for cutting-edge biological, behavioural, social and organizational scientific investigation designed to better understand the human life and to acquire knowledge about it as a mixture of biology, circumstances and needs.

Scientists hope that the day will come when “personalized medicine” will be the image in the worlds of both science and medicine. However, the full adoption of the concept need the care from several sectors and its success lies on many things as is mentioned below.

4.23.9.1. Role of FDA in Supporting the Future Direction of Personalized Medicine