Enhancing Next‐Generation Sequencing‐Guided Cancer Care Through Cognitive Computing

Next‐generation sequencing (NGS) has emerged as an affordable and reproducible means to query tumors for somatic genetic anomalies. To help interpret somatic NGS data, many institutions have created a molecular tumor board to analyze the results of NGS and make recommendations. This article evaluates the utility of cognitive computing systems to analyze data for clinical decision‐making.

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