Abstract:Introduction: The ability for oncologists to predict a cancer's response to therapy is limited to a few biomarkers used for histologic diagnosis and targeted therapy. Often, in advanced and metastatic disease these biomarkers provide no alternative options for next step systemic treatments. There is a need in oncology for functional assays that can determine a tumor's response to a drug, regardless of its tissue of origin, previous treatments, or mutation status. Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) can measure ch… Show more
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