Caris will use its suite of technologies to help Elevation Oncology enroll patients with NRG1 fusion-positive solid tumors to its Phase II trial of seribantumab.
Caris will sequence DNA and RNA for certain cancer patients and potentially help Merus enroll cancer patients with NRG1 fusions in the Phase I/II eNRGy trial for zenocutuzumab.
The tool, which has been validated in two independent patient cohorts, uses artificial intelligence to predict patients likely to benefit from upfront FOLFOX.
The firm said the assays detect all classes of alterations including genomic signatures for microsatellite instability, tumor mutation burden, and loss of heterozygosity.
While the guidance may lead to more streamlined CDx indications in precision oncology, test developers will still need to generate evidence, perhaps with limited pharma support.
On the second day of the conference, updates came not just from the publicly traded industry giants but also privately held firms of interest, such as Caris and GenapSys.
Negative results in recent trials have highlighted the challenges that newer genomic test makers must overcome in proving methods for personalized CUP treatment.
