NICE
UK's NICE Expands Tumor Profiling Recommendations for Guiding Adjuvant Chemo in Early Breast Cancer
Previously, NICE recommended EndoPredict, Prosigna, and Oncotype DX for node-negative breast cancer only, but the new guidance includes lymph node-positive disease.
UK's NICE Recommends Genetic Testing for Therapy Selection in Stroke Patients
Clopidogrel is less effective at preventing subsequent strokes in patients with certain variations in the CYP2C19 gene and testing could aid treatment selection.
NICE Recommends Genedrive Test in Draft Guidance to Prevent Hearing Loss in Newborns
NICE recommended that Genedrive's MT-RNR1 ID Kit should be adopted by the NHS for the prevention of antibiotic-induced hearing loss.
UK's NICE to Accelerate Assessment of Genedrive Test
NICE plans to assess Genedrive's MT-RNR1 test for antibiotics-induced hearing loss in infants via a new program.
Breast Cancer Molecular Tests Included in Recommendations by UK's NICE
The group recommends Myriad Genetics' EndoPredict, NanoString's Prosigna, and Genomic Health's Oncotype DX tests for guiding chemotherapy decisions if certain conditions are met.