Personalized medicine: current trends and prospects

Abstract

«Personalized» medicine is based on the belief that each person has unique molecular, physiological, environmental, and behavioral characteristics, and in case of disease, each patient should be treated taking into account these unique characteristics. This belief was to some extent confirmed by the use of the latest technologies, such as DNA sequencing, proteomics, imaging protocols and the use of wireless devices for health monitoring, which revealed large inter-individual differences. Literary sources (scientific articles) were searched, including those published in peer-reviewed journals indexed in PubMed, Wos, Scopus, and the Russian Science Citation Index. The review includes 49 articles on personalized medicine. It explores new technologies that make personalized medicine possible, new experiences, ways to test and apply individualized drugs, and potential treatments for people with fertility and infertility issues. It can be argued that the individualization of medical practice in certain cases is probably inevitable. Moreover, an individual approach to a patient becomes more efficient and cost-effective.