Dr. Chip Petricoin discusses Perthera as a cancer concierge service in this episode of the What’s Working in Washington podcast:

Startups like the D.C.-based cancer treatment company Perthera have helped drive the explosive growth in one of the fastest growing sectors in the medical industry – personalized medicine.

Perthera specializes in precision cancer analysis. It uses technology to profile the molecules in cancer tumors so as to be able to offer personalized treatment options.

Once a patient’s tumor is profiled, Perthera provides the analysis directly to the patient’s oncologist, Dr. Chip Petricoin, Perthera’s chief scientific officer, told What’s Working in Washington.

“We view ourselves as … a concierge service at a nationalized level.”

– Dr. Chip Petricoin, Perthera’s chief scientific officer

“We view ourselves as … a concierge service at a nationalized level,” Petricoin said. The process can be lengthy and difficult, including analysis and sampling, to find the perfect treatment for a patient’s specific cancer.