Japan’s All-Genome Project Hopes To Push Pharma R&D

Cancer, Rare Disease Focus But Calls For More Patient Focus

Japan is aiming for the betterment of pharma R&D and medical services for rare disease patients by building a database connecting genome analysis data and clinical records. While several clinical studies are planned for the next couple of years, there are also concerns around the actual trickle-down of benefits to patients and data privacy.

Japan's Genome Project
Japan Genome Project Focuses On Rare Diseases And Refractory Cancers • Source: Shutterstock

Japan is continuing to progress a broad genome analysis project that it is hoped will contribute to drug discovery and effective new therapies in areas including oncology and rare diseases, although some concerns have recently bubbled up around the initiative's real benefits to patients and data privacy.

The “All-Genome Analysis Project" (全ゲノム解析等実行計画) aims to build an information platform based on the analysis of around 100,000 genomes and...

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