Genomics England to use GenomOncology's Knowledge Management System to Analyze Cancer Samples in the 100,000 Genomes Project

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Sep 23, 2016, 09:00 ET

CLEVELAND, Sept. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Genomics England is partnering with GenomOncology, LLC (GO) to utilize the GO Knowledge Management System (GO KMS) as a tool for clinical reporting enablement.

Genomics England will integrate the GO KMS as a key content driver to augment clinical reporting in the 100,000 Genomes Project's cancer programme, coupling Genomics England curated database with the GO KMS's data for a comprehensive clinical report comprised of the most relevant drugs, prognoses, and clinical trials.

The GO KMS enables Precision Medicine by allowing users to aggregate and analyze biomarker-based data within a 'genomics-aware' framework that includes a diverse set of annotations including genes, pathways, drugs, alterations, transcripts, and a disease ontology. The platform leverages a large number of existing data sources including FDA, NCCN, and ASCO guidelines as well as providing exclusive API access to the expertly curated data of My Cancer Genome^®. In addition, the GO KMS is designed to empower researchers and clinicians alike to build and maintain their own curated knowledge repositories.

GO and Genomics England will work through an initial implementation phase that will focus on extending the GO KMS to include NICE Guidelines and UK-specific clinical trials, as well as a variety of other enhancements to support clinical reporting, leading to more personalised care for NHS patients.

Augusto Rendon, Director of Bioinformatics at Genomics England said: "GenomOncology brings to the table a widely used knowledge base, as the people behind My Cancer Genome. Their data was easy to integrate into variant annotation and interpretation pipelines due to their consistent variant nomenclature. Through exhaustive curation by the My Cancer Genome team, GenomOncology has made great progress in solving the difficult problem of representing cancer variants consistently in order to support genomic workflows".

About Genomics England:

Genomics England is a company owned by the Department of Health and was set up to deliver the 100,000 Genomes Project. This flagship project will sequence 100,000 whole genomes from NHS patients and their families.
Genomics England has four main aims:

to bring benefit to patients
to create an ethical and transparent programme based on consent
to enable new scientific discovery and medical insights
to kickstart the development of a UK genomics industry

The project is focusing on patients with rare diseases, and their families, as well as patients with common cancers. For more information visit www.genomicsengland.co.uk or follow us on Twitter @GenomicsEngland.

About GenomOncology:
GenomOncology is a healthcare technology company enabling precision medicine by transforming genomic data into actionable information. Learn more at www.genomoncology.com.

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About MyCancerGenome:My Cancer Genome is a precision cancer medicine knowledge resource for physicians, patients, caregivers and researchers. More info can be found at www.mycancergenome.org

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