gene expression
NanoString Technologies, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy Partner on Cell Therapy Project
The partners will use NanoString's nCounter and CAR-T Characterization Panel to ID molecular features that make CAR T-cell therapies more effective.
Medicare Expands Coverage for Hologic's Biotheranostics Breast Cancer Test
The firm said that the expanded coverage provides more women with access to a test that helps determine whether extended endocrine therapy is appropriate.
BostonGene, Medical College of Wisconsin Partner on Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Research
The partners will look for patterns in patients' exome sequencing and transcriptomics data to try to predict treatment response.
At ACMG, Mechanism for Common Breast Cancer Locus Proposed From Functional Analysis
With regulatory and functional data, investigators saw a possible tumor suppressor role for a gene flagged by common variants in a breast cancer GWAS.
Cofactor Genomics Begins Multi-Site Clinical Trial for Immunotherapy Prediction Assay
The multi-center study is evaluating the use of Cofactor's OncoPrism test in predicting head and neck cancer patients' response to immunotherapy with other tumor types to follow.