Next-Generation Sequencing
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Pfizer Canada Grant C$300K to Study NGS in Colorectal Cancer Care
The recipients of both grants will study the effects of bringing next-generation sequencing-based testing into a community cancer center.
Quest Diagnostics, Scipher Medicine Collaborate on Rheumatoid Arthritis Test
Quest will provide RNA extraction and sequencing services for Scipher's PrismRA test, a blood-based molecular test for predicting patient response to TNF inhibitors.
Mass General Tries to Show Value of Virtual Precision Medicine Clinic to Community Oncologists
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The virtual clinic helped community oncologists interpret genomic testing results and led a third of cases to be enrolled in precision medicine drug trials.
Despite Precision Oncology Drug Approval Boom, 'Success' Isn't So Easily Won, Researchers Admit
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In a Cancer Discovery paper, MSK researchers charted impressive growth in FDA-approved precision oncology drugs and eligibility but acknowledged major limitations in the field.
Foundation Medicine to Participate in NCI Initiative to Test New Cancer Combination Therapies
Providers at participating clinical sites may use their patients' FoundationOne CDx testing results to determine eligibility for treatment trials.