Let’s look at the type of information returned as part of the Onconomics Extracts+ panel.
The Onconomics Extracts+ panel returns your CTC count, which measures the volume of the cancer cells in your bloodstream. Knowing the pattern of movement of your CTC count - whether it is increasing or decreasing - can guide treatment choices toward achieving better results.
Genetic expressions define how the information in a gene is turned into a function. For example, the gene expressions of your cancer cells can reveal how quickly your body lays down blood supply that feeds the cancer. It can also reveal information on how quickly cancer cells adapt to become resistant to treatment and how sensitive your cancer cells are to heat therapies like hyperthermia or radiation.
Knowing this information can guide how your treatment protocols are set up. For instance, the treatment plan can ensure that your treatment protocols are rotated on a shorter timeline so that they can benefit you before the cells become resistant.
The gene expression profile analyzes which genes associated with fundamental biological processes are turned on or off for every patient. These processes can include:
- Angiogenesis: Formation of new blood vessels, often seen in wound healing or the growth of tumors
- Cell cycle regulation: Control of the cell division process, which is crucial for growth, repair, and reproduction
- Self-repair: Ability of cells and tissues to heal and regenerate
- Metastasis: Spread of cancer cells from their original site to other parts of the body
- Apoptosis: Programmed cell death, a natural process that helps maintain tissue homeostasis (internal stability)
- Proliferation: Rapid reproduction or multiplication of cells
This profile with genetic expressions is helpful in customizing treatment protocols for each individual patient. This is because each patient’s gene expressions are unique, just like their fingerprint.
This data gives your practitioner information that helps them add treatment options based on these expressions, enhancing your cancer care.
Many natural substances are known to have cancer-targeting properties. However, not all substances work equally for every patient. For instance, while some patients may benefit from turmeric or high doses of vitamin C, others may see no change in their cancer status.
The Onconomics Extracts+ panel takes the guesswork out of the picture and tests over 50 natural substances on your cancer cells. This information provides evidence on which substances will likely have the greatest chance of showing positive results for your body and cancer.
We can also include five additional substances in the price of the Onconomics Extracts+ test. Each additional substance beyond the five is charged separately, but there is no upper limit to how many you can add.
If a patient wants to test a substance that is not on our list, we can accept small samples of the said substance(s) in the lab along with the blood sample. Here is a guideline on how to package a physical sample to ship to our lab when needed.