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Roche NGS Avenio Tumor Tissue Analysis Kits

Oct 15, 2018

Roche has launched three next-generation sequencing Avenio tumor tissue analysis kits for oncology research: the Avenio Tumor Tissue Targeted Kit, Expanded Kit, and Surveillance Kit. The new kits complement the company's NGS ctDNA kits. They use formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue and have a workflow of five days. The Avenio Tumor Tissue Targeted Kit covers 17 genes to identify guideline-related biomarkers. The Avenio Tumor Tissue Expanded Kit is a 77-gene assay with both guideline-related and emerging biomarkers. The Avenio Tumor Tissue Surveillance Kit covers 197 genes and is intended for establishing a baseline for variants in longitudinal tumor burden monitoring.

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