They
pin it down to a particular gene in people of East Asian descent.
The
team, led by researchers from Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, has discovered
that about 15 per cent of East Asians display this gene.
It is
estimated some 14,000 newly-diagnosed leukaemia and lung cancer patients each
year will carry the gene variant.
But the
scientists found they could overcome the problem by adding a new class of drugs
to current therapies.
Duke-NUS
Graduate Medical School senior vice dean Patrick Casey said: "This
discovery allows one to begin to match appropriate medications to patients very
quickly."
The
next step is to bring the new discovery to clinical trials.
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CNA/wk
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