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Foundation Medicine Test Nabs FDA Approval as CDx for BRAF Inhibitor Therapeutics for Melanoma
FoundationOneCDx will also automatically be a companion diagnostic for future BRAF inhibitors approved by the FDA that target specific BRAF mutations.
Circulating Tumor DNA Provides Prognostic Clues in Advanced BRAF-Mutated Melanoma Cases
Using the BRAF-V600 tumor mutation as a marker, investigators identified pre-treatment and on-treatment ties between ctDNA and patient outcomes.
Colorectal Cancers Dial up Mutability in Response to Targeted Treatments
A new study suggests that colorectal cancers increase their mutation rate to dodge treatment in a manner that mirrors microbial resistance mechanisms.
After Approval of Next-Gen Sequencing CDx Panel, Thermo Fisher Seeks Rapid Expansion of Indications
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The initial FDA approval of Thermo Fisher's NGS panel test for personalizing cancer treatment may allow rapid expansion to new indications.
Thermo Fisher Next-Gen Sequencing Panel Wins FDA Approval as Companion Test
The so-called universal CDx approved by the FDA can gauge alterations across multiple genes associated with response to three lung cancer treatments.