molecular profiling

An international research team profiled more than 7,500 tumor genomes, including small-bowel adenocarcinoma, colorectal cancer, and gastric cancer genomes.

At the AACR annual meeting, researchers presented results from the Phase II SUMMIT trial investigating the pan-HER-targeted therapy neratinib.

Caris will be on the lookout for pancreatic cancer patients with low DNA mismatch repair protein expression. 

Lunatus will have exclusive rights to distribute GPS Cancer to physicians in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and Lebanon.

Under the agreement, researchers can use Foundation Medicine's assays to select patients eligible for Sarah Cannon Research Institute's clinical studies.

The researchers found that older people with clear arteries had noticeably higher levels of CXCL5 compared with older people with more plaque buildup. 

A Baylor College of Medicine-led team uncovered nine genomic subtypes of kidney cancer that may help direct patients' treatments.

Younger NSLCL patients may benefit more from broad genomic profiling because they are more likely to have one of several targetable mutations.

The investment bank gave Foundation Medicine an Outperform rating, and Myriad Genetics and Genomic Health each a Market Perform rating.