How does ChemoSNiP work?
ChemoSNiP is an innovative blood test done during chemotherapy that uses an advanced scientific technique called pharmacogenomics to analyze how a patient’s body will respond to a specific drug.
The human body commonly has variants that make us different from one another. These variants are called SNPs or single nucleotide polymorphisms. SNPs can make us respond differently to chemicals/ drugs when administered to the body.
These are also responsible for the metabolism /detoxification of cytostatic or target drugs used in cancer therapy.
ChemoSNiP would examine these potential SNPs which affect how our body manages a drug hence would provide an exclusion criterion for chemotherapy that either may not work well or end up being excessively toxic to the body. The clinician can now make superior personalized decisions on what medication would work best and even modify dosages to prevent excessive toxicity.