University of Heidelberg
In an indirect comparison study by researchers in Germany, a fecal immunochemical test showed similar sensitivity and specificity as Exact Sciences' Cologuard Plus test.
Chemically Induced Bladder Cancer Risk Influenced by Gut Microbe Metabolism, Study Finds
Researchers identified gut microbial species involved in metabolizing a carcinogen linked to bladder cancer formation in a mouse model.
Germany to Test Genomics-Based Precision Medicine for Cancer, Rare Disease in National Pilot Project
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With reimbursement from public health insurance, the "model project" will run for at least five years and examine the utility of genomic sequencing for advanced cancer and rare disease patients.
Nonprofit Friends of Cancer Research Launches Public-Private HRD Harmonization Project
The consortium aims to harmonize the use of homologous recombination deficiency as a biomarker to guide certain treatment types in cancer patients.
Malaria Parasites in Dry and Wet Season Exhibit Different Gene Transcription Profiles
The findings gave insight into how Plasmodium falciparum persists as a subclinical infection during the dry season, when there are no mosquitoes to transmit it.