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International Consensus Statement Says Microbiome-Based Diagnostic Tests Not Ready for Prime Time
Researchers laid out a set of ethical, organizational, and technical guidelines for the development, commercial use, and clinical implementation of microbiome tests.
Updated NCCN Guidelines Adjust Ratings for Prostate Cancer Genetic Tests
The newest version ups its endorsement of somatic genomic testing to "recommended" for advanced cancers and shifts its recommendations on early-stage risk assays.
NCCN Adds Prostate Cancer to Genetic Risk Assessment Guidelines
The NCCN also recently updated genetic risk guidelines for colorectal, endometrial, and gastric cancers.
Association for Molecular Pathology Releases New Tumor Mutational Burden Testing Recommendations
The joint consensus guideline, authored by AMP, ASCO, CAP, and SITC, seeks to establish evidence-based standards for validation and reporting of TMB tests in the clinic.
ASCO Publishes Guidelines for Germline Testing in Solid Tumors
An expert panel has outlined which patients should get germline testing and which genes are most important to test across cancer types.