Molecular Diagnostics

Personalized Tumor-Informed Assay Helps Patients Get Ahead of Cancer
Over the past several years, research has shown that minimal or molecular residual disease (MRD) monitoring can reliably identify lung cancer patients at high risk of relapse, detect post-surgical recurrence often earlier than standard imaging, assess therapy response, and potentially act as a surrogate for clinical trial endpoints. Now, a newly-available platform can help detect MRD in patients with solid tumors. More...22 Mar 2022

Worm-on-a-Chip Device Could Noninvasively Diagnose Early-Stage Cancer
Dogs can use their incredible sense of smell to sniff out various forms of cancer in human breath, blood and urine samples. Similarly, in the lab a much simpler organism, the roundworm C. elegans, wriggles its way toward cancer cells by following an odor trail. Scientists have now reported a device that uses the tiny worms to detect lung cancer cells. More...22 Mar 2022

Pediatric Cancer Sequencing Expands Relapse Treatment Options
New data has demonstrated that sequencing the tumors of relapsing pediatric cancer patients can uncover alterations linked to existing and emerging targeted therapies, potentially offering improved outcomes over standard chemotherapy. More...21 Mar 2022


Blood Plasma Biomarkers Could Improve Diagnostic Tests for Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, with the African American population at the greatest risk for developing the disease. The findings of the first study to focus on RNA molecules in plasma as biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease in African Americans could lead to the development of improved diagnostic tests for the disease. More...18 Mar 2022

Groundbreaking DNA Test Evaluates Biomarkers in 517 Cancer-Relevant Genes across 30 Types of Solid Tumors
Illumina Inc. (San Diego, CA, USA) has launched TruSight Oncology (TSO) Comprehensive (EU), a single test that assesses multiple tumor genes and biomarkers to reveal the specific molecular profile of a patient's cancer. More...17 Mar 2022

Single Cell Characterization Acral Melanoma Identifies Novel Targets for Immunotherapy
Acral melanoma is a rare subtype that represents roughly 3% of all melanoma cases. Unlike typical melanoma that occurs on sun-exposed skin, acral melanoma develops on the nonhair bearing skin of the soles, palm and nail beds. There is very little information known about the development of acral melanoma. More...16 Mar 2022
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