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Doctors and patient advocates supporting pretreatment testing at times challenged FDA and other experts who aren't swayed by available evidence.
Mass General Brigham Becomes Latest US Health System to Adopt Pretreatment DPYD Testing
The change in policy at the health system follows the death of a DPD deficient patient and comes during a period of intense competition among Boston hospitals.
New European Project to Fund PGx for Personalized Medicine Research With €36.5M
Earlier this week, EP PerMed issued its second joint transnational call for proposals for the PGxPM2025 project involving 35 funding organizations.
Genetic Variant in South American Indigenous Population Linked to Better Blood Cancer Drug Response
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The variant, present in the NFKB1 gene and common in the Aymara community, could help guide treatment decisions, researchers reported at ASH.
VA Offering No-Cost PGx Testing Through End of 2025
The program will be rolled out within Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 facilities, which served more than 300,000 patients last year.