Molecular Diagnostics
Blood Test for Protein Biomarker Could Detect Pancreatic Cancer at Very Early Stage
A new study has found that in some people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, levels of a particular substance in their blood can be seen to start rising slowly as early as two years before the cancer was diagnosed. This raises the possibility for future research to find ways to detect the dreaded cancer earlier. More...02 Dec 2022
Blood Tests Could Predict Survival Odds for Patients with Metastatic Cancer
A new study has found that measuring the amount of DNA that has been shed by a tumor compared to the body’s typical amount of DNA, defined as the tumor fraction, may be a new tool to predict survival and guide treatment discussions for patients whose cancer has spread from the breast, prostate, lung or colon. More...30 Nov 2022
First-Ever Blood Test Could Detect Deadly Heart Inflammation Within Hours
Myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, is a difficult condition to diagnose. Now, the discovery of a molecular signal in the blood could pave the way for the first blood test to be used for diagnosing myocarditis within as little as a year. More...25 Nov 2022
Urine-Based, Non-Invasive Molecular Test Accurately Detects Bladder Cancer
A new study aims to evaluate the performance of a non-invasive, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assay designed to detect two DNA methylation biomarkers in urine specimens from patients suspected of having bladder cancer. More...25 Nov 2022
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