NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Researchers at Purdue University and Tymora Analytical Operations have developed a method for blood- and urine-based phosphoproteomic analysis that they aim to use to detect and manage various cancers.

The approach, which combines a microfluidics-based capture of microvesicles and exosomes with Tymora's phosphoprotein enrichment reagents, could allow researchers to profile tumor signaling pathways via blood or urine samples, similar to how liquid biopsies make use of ctDNA analysis, said Tymora President and CTO Anton Iliuk.