Blockchain Framework for Precision Medicine, Clinical Trials, and Genomic Biomarkers Discovery: Focuses on Monitoring and Managing Data in Health Dimensions

Abstract

The healthcare industry marked by the advent of precision medicines and the continuous evolution of clinical trial methodologies. This transformation has unleashed an avalanche of healthcare data, necessitating innovative approaches to data management, security and transparency. Precision medicine with its focus on personalized patient care has led to a proliferation of patient-specific data, encompassing genomics, clinical records and real-time sensor data. Clinical trials have evolved to accommodate increasingly diverse datasets and decentralized trial designs. The majority of human diseases are intricate conditions influenced by numerous genetic pathways. Consequently, a single phenotype such as a complex disease may arise from various potential genomic or epigenetic alterations, including mutations, copy number variations, and epigenetic modifications. This chapter comprehensive explores the blockchain framework for precision medicine and clinical trials as a transformative solution for the data management challenges inherent in modern healthcare.