Pathology
Liquid Biopsy Paves the Way for Personalized Lung Cancer Treatment
The biotech company Roche, an acknowledged leader in research-focused healthcare with combined strengths in pharmaceutical and diagnostic innovation, is focusing on the development of new tools for personalized lung cancer diagnostics and treatment. More...27 Oct 2015
Elevated Levels of Small Nucleolar RNA Predict More Aggressive Colorectal Cancer
High levels of the small nucleolar RNA SNORA42 in patients with colorectal cancer have been shown to indicate that the patient may have a tumor that is especially aggressive, resistant to treatment, and prone to migrate and metastasize. More...26 Oct 2015
Noninvasive Blood Test Detects Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers
For the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer, new biomarkers are required for earlier, pre-symptomatic diagnosis and as epigenetic mutations take place at the earliest stages of tumorigenesis and they offer new approaches for detecting and diagnosing disease. More...25 Oct 2015
Screening Portfolio Protects Patients from Cervical Cancer and Overtreatment
A new portfolio of clinically validated genetic and pathology tests for human papillomavirus cervical cancer screening and diagnosis helps identify women at high risk of developing this highly preventable disease, which is nevertheless still classified as the 4th most frequent cancer in women—530,000 new cases annually, of which about half the patients die. More...20 Oct 2015
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Novel Urinary Biomarkers May Indicate Adrenal Cancer
Screening Test Predicts Treatment Response in Metastatic Kidney Cancer
New Antibody Improves Diagnosis of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Compounds Detected in Breath Samples Specific to Ovarian Cancer
MicroRNA Panel Appears Predictive for Progression to Multiple Myeloma
Gene Test Validated for Breast Cancer Therapy
Blood Parameter Analysis Establish Prognosis for Brain Metastases Patients
Arterial Blood Liquid Biopsy Detects Circulating Melanoma Cells
Mutated Gene Found in Families with Multiple Tumors
Urine Liquid Biopsy Test Detects High-Grade Prostate Cancer
NuQ Blood Assay CE-Marked for Colorectal Cancer Detection
DNA Alterations Identified Occur Earliest in Lung Cancer Development
Blood Types Correlate with Survival After Prostate Cancer Vaccine
Micro Ribonucleic Nucleic Acid Panel Assays Launched
Newly Identified Biomarker Indicates Risk of Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis
Liquid Biopsy Test Detects Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Keratin 17 Oncoprotein Potential Cervical Cancer Biomarker
Testicular Cancer Risk Comes from Inherited Genetic Faults
Biomarker Helps Predict Stomach Cancer Survival
Independent Prognostic Biomarker Found for Klatskin Tumor Patients
Breast Cancer Diagnosis Uses Spatial Light Interference Microscopy
Liquid Biopsy Diagnostic Test for Colorectal Cancer Launched
Blood Test Developed to Catch Pancreatic Cancer Early
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