The Swiss Personalized Oncology National Data Stream (SPO-NDS) project is designed with two primary objectives in mind: First, to harmonize and integrate previously gathered clinical and molecular data from a vast cohort of cancer patients treated across all university hospitals in Switzerland. Second, the project aims to utilize cutting-edge diagnostic techniques in the analysis of biopsies of patients who agreed to be part of the study. The goal is to identify predictive biomarkers and actionable treatment pathways. The ultimate goal is to couple the knowledge derived from these two distinct data sources so that personalized treatment recommendations are available within the framework of the expert national medical board, technically known as the national molecular tumor board.
The SPO-NDS project represents thus a pioneering proof of concept towards a nationwide strategy for personalized oncology.