A health economic analysis finds that adding a whole blood RNA test to screening for women with dense breasts may lower costs and improve early cancer detection compared to mammography alone.
A Labcorp survey of 148 US pathologists reports rising cancer rates are driving demand for digital pathology and genomic testing, but reimbursement and workforce shortages remain significant barriers to technology adoption.
Caris Life Sciences has launched in-house PTEN IHC testing to identify prostate cancer patients eligible for FDA-approved, biomarker-guided therapy, supporting precision treatment for PTEN-deficient mAPMN/S prostate cancer.
GenomOncology and PacBio have introduced an integrated workflow for somatic whole-genome sequencing in oncology, combining PacBio’s HiFi WGS analysis with GenomOncology’s reporting platform for standardized clinical lab reporting.
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A Johns Hopkins study finds that a single liquid biopsy within nine weeks of immunotherapy start can predict long-term survival in advanced lung cancer, providing results months earlier than standard imaging.
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A Cedars-Sinai study in JAMA Network Open reports women testing negative for BRCA mutations but with a family cancer history face a 25% lifetime breast cancer risk, underscoring the importance of family history in risk assessment.
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A peer-reviewed study validates Astrin Biosciences’ Certitude test, which uses proteomics and machine learning to detect early-stage breast cancer with 92.6% sensitivity and 92.3% specificity.
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10x Genomics and Lausanne University Hospital have begun a multi-year study using single cell and spatial technologies to identify biomarkers predicting treatment response in patients with advanced solid tumors.
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YD Bio and Numia Health have launched a six-month pilot in British Columbia to evaluate cross-border blood-based cancer testing, supporting up to 50 patient episodes with laboratory analysis performed at a CLIA-certified U.S. facility.
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Nabsys and Indiana University School of Medicine have launched a multi-year collaboration to develop electronic genome mapping applications for acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.
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RNA-based testing improves detection of MET exon 14 skipping in NSCLC, identifying mutations missed by DNA-only assays, according to new research. Findings may impact eligibility for targeted therapies.
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Labcorp has announced the upcoming launch of the Marker by Labcorp Genetic Health Panel, which will analyze 163 genes linked to over 100 medically actionable conditions, with results supported by licensed genetic counselors.
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The company is showcasing newly cleared tests and platforms for multiple myeloma, lung cancer, connective tissue disease, and other laboratory applications.
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Researchers report that inherited CDK12 gene variants may increase risk for early, aggressive prostate cancer, suggesting inclusion of CDK12 in hereditary screening panels could improve risk identification in men.
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Ibex Medical Analytics has received IVDR certification for its breast cancer diagnostic tools, completing regulatory approval for ER, PR, and Ki67 tests, according to a company press release.
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The test uses intact circulating tumor cells instead of cell-free DNA fragments to analyze more than 500 genes and identify tumor markers.
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The assay is designed to detect minimal residual disease with greater sensitivity than conventional flow cytometry.
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A new study in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine reports that a noninvasive DNA blood test can help select advanced prostate cancer patients most likely to benefit from 223Ra radiopharmaceutical therapy and monitor treatment response.
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