The NCCN now recommends comprehensive molecular profiling for all pancreatic cancer patients eligible for therapy, regardless of stage, to better guide targeted treatment and clinical trial enrollment.
ClearNote Health will present data at DDW 2026 showing its Avantect Pancreatic Cancer Test achieved 82.6% sensitivity and 97.5% specificity in patients at elevated risk.
As autoimmune and allergy test volumes rise, labs are prioritizing workflow standardization and structured testing pathways to ensure reliable results, according to Santhosh Nair, president of immunodiagnostics at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Boston Cell Standards’ immunohistochemistry reference materials have entered the FDA’s Medical Device Development Tools qualification phase, advancing efforts to standardize IHC assay performance in cancer diagnostics.
A Boston University study found TB DNA in 12% to 16% of respiratory samples from hospitalized patients in a low-incidence area using an ultrasensitive assay, suggesting underdiagnosis of tuberculosis in the US.
Labcorp has launched nationwide testing with Agilent’s FDA-approved PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx, enabling identification of patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer eligible for pembrolizumab immunotherapy.
The Elecsys NfL test measures a protein associated with nerve cell injury to monitor disease activity in patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.
The ACC, AHA, and nine other associations have issued an updated dyslipidemia guideline, recommending earlier intervention and expanded use of lipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein B testing to improve cardiovascular risk assessment.
The study will analyze three key proteins to determine if blood-based biomarkers can provide an earlier and more accessible diagnostic method.
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed the MAPI score, a blood test using five standard lab values to distinguish alcohol-related liver injury from metabolic causes, according to a study in Gastroenterology.
Insight Molecular Diagnostics has completed clinical validation and received ISO 13485 certification for its GraftAssureDx kidney transplant rejection test kit, moving toward FDA submission, according to the company.
The Cystic Fibrosis Base assay has received IVDR accreditation, ensuring high standards for detecting cystic fibrosis mutations.
A multicenter, vignette-based study found that adding a rapid sepsis test result to standard clinical data changed or reinforced diagnostic decisions in 86% of cases.