Epic Sciences said today its researchers have partnered with investigators at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) to develop and apply a new liquid biopsy blood test shown to measure resistance to targeted therapies in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients. The test—which measures tumor heterogeneity through analysis of single…

With it’s 150,000th patient recently enrolled, Geisinger Health System’s MyCode project is helping set the standard for big health data projects around the world. The program has a system to easily enroll patients, process both their genomic and clinical data, return relevant results to them, and spur research. It’s what…

The more diverse the digestive tract bacteria, the slower the progression of metastatic melanoma in patients treated with immunotherapy, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today. At the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, the researchers presented results from a…

Molecular diagnostics and technology company Genomic Vision has announced a collaboration with AstraZeneca that will leverage Genomic Vision's FiberVision DNA molecular combing technology to study WEE1 kinase inhibition in cancer. The companies will study the effects of AZ's WEE1 inhibitor on DNA replication progression in cancer cells, and also seek…

Biocept said today it has granted Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) rights to commercially offer the molecular diagnostics developer’s Target Selector™ liquid biopsy testing services exclusively throughout Oregon. In addition, OHSU can use Biocept’s Target Selector assays in-house, and serve as a secondary laboratory for Biocept's research and testing…

Liquid biopsies in oncology initially focused on detecting and analyzing the numbers and types of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood, but more recently many researchers have come to include analysis of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) or circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). cfDNA testing was first used in the United States…

Estimates vary as much as the applications of technology when it comes to just how much the liquid biopsy market will grow over the next few years. During March alone, Market Research Future projected no less than a $450 billion market by 2022, based on CAGR of 21.6%, while RNCOS…

A collaborative group of researchers, led by scientists at City of Hope National Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Broad Institute, and Harvard Medical School addressed in a new study, concerns among health care providers and regulatory agencies regarding direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing. The NIH-funded “Impact of Personal Genomics (PGen)…

A study published in the Journal of Oncology Practice examining the effects of new mandates implemented by large national healthcare insurance payers (LNHPs) requiring consultation with a geneticist or genetic counselor have restricted access to necessary BRCA1/2 testing. The nationwide research showed that when LNHPs instituted pre-testing consultation policies, test…

Researchers from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute, the University of Basel, and the University Hospital Basel have developed a new nanotechnology based method to rapidly detect genetic mutations in patients with malignant melanoma. Findings from the new study, “Fast Diagnostics of BRAF Mutations in Biopsies from Malignant Melanoma”, were published recently…

Scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have published new evidence for RNA-based biomarkers that can distinguish between normal, aging hematopoietic stem cells and leukemic stem cells associated with secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML). The new study—“RNA Splicing Modulation Selectively Impairs Leukemia…

NeoGenomics said today it has agreed to acquire Clarient and its wholly-owned subsidiary Clarient Diagnostic Services from GE Healthcare. The deal, valued at up to $275.2 million, is intended to create a larger and broader provider of precision oncology diagnostics. NeoGenomics said the acquisition will enable it to expand its…

Cynvenio Biosystem and ATGen Global are poised to bring ATGen’s NK Vue™ test to the U.S. market, as a result of a collaborative partnership. NK Vue is an ELISA-based blood test that measures Natural Killer (NK) cell activity. NK cells are part of the innate immune system and represent the…