PD-L1 Biomarkers
News and reporting on PD-L1 biomarkers.
The company has derived and validated a mutational and gene expression score that predicts immunotherapy benefit across tumor types.
Biomarker Predicts Immunotherapy Benefit in Head and Neck Cancer but Commercial Path Unclear
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Somatic 9p24.1 copy number alterations predicted the degree to which HPV-negative advanced squamous head and neck cancers benefitted from Keytruda and Opdivo.
The firm is aiming to commercialize its OncoPrism assay in 2023 as a laboratory-developed test to identify head and neck cancer patients eligible for checkpoint inhibitors.
Blood-Based PD-L1 Tracking Could Offer Improved Response Prediction for Lung Cancer Immunotherapy
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While the results are from a small study, investigators are working to validate them in larger groups, hoping their method can prove itself for clinical use.
Hummingbird Diagnostics Developing miRNA-Based Immunotherapy Predictor on Heels of Positive Study
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The company published a pilot study showing that it's five-miRNA signature could predict which lung cancer patients survived longer on immunotherapy treatment.