Catherine Shaffer

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The firm is engaging with regulators about its recently validated Ataraxis Breast test, which it hopes to make available for clinical use next year.

Several new studies appear to confirm the test's potential to prevent overtreatment of melanoma patients while identifying those at high risk.
Reveal Genomics' TNBCDX predicted response rates and risk of relapse for patients on anthracycline-free neoadjuvant therapy in a retrospective validation study.

Io9 AI-Driven Digital Pathology Test Shows Potential to Inform Breast, Ovarian Cancer Therapy
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The firm hopes to develop its DeepHRD digital pathology test as an alternative to costly companion diagnostics based on next-generation sequencing.
Delfi Diagnostics' Liquid Biopsy Technology Shows Promise for Ovarian Cancer Screening
The test combining DNA fragmentomics and protein biomarkers had sensitivity ranging from 72 percent to 100 percent for detection of ovarian cancer, depending on disease stage.

The company recently published data on the MESA platform's ability to screen for colorectal cancer and is considering other testing opportunities.

Researchers hope their study will show that tests for gene variants and DNA methylation can predict which lower-risk patients may be cured without a stem cell transplant.

Circulating Tumor Cell Capture Chip Could Help Predict Therapy Benefit in Lung Cancer Patients
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The new microfluidic chip is designed to capture more circulating tumor cells in patients with non-small cell lung cancer than currently available technologies.

The firm hopes that Medicare coverage will facilitate patient access to the NavDx test and spur its inclusion in practice guidelines for head and neck cancer.

Behavioral Nudges in Study Increase Germline Genetic Testing Referrals but Not Patient Uptake
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At AACR, a study explored the impact of a chain of default notifications in prompting physician referrals and patient adoption of genetic testing in colorectal cancer patients.