Tag: biomarkers
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Precision Medicine, “My Hope for the Future”
A meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. today heard about one person’s struggle with cystic fibrosis and her hope for precision medicine to provide a cure.
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Test of Nasal Skin Cells Found to Detect Lung Cancer
A diagnostic test analyzing the genes in skin cells from nasal passages can detect lung cancer, and the absence of cancer, as accurately as more invasive samples from the airways.
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Cancer Drug Shown to Improve Survival Time in Dogs
A drug to treat a deadly cancer in dogs was shown in a clinical trial to extend the survival time of canine patients by 6 months or more, with potential applications in humans.
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Trial Planned to Evaluate CTE Blood Test
A clinical trial is planned of a blood test to detect an indicator of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. or CTE. a neurodegenerative disease associated with collision sports.
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Trial to Test Liquid Biopsy for Breast Cancer Complication
A clinical trial plans to assess the use of a blood test to diagnose neurological complications from the spread of breast cancer.
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Liquid Biopsy Better Detects Lung Cancer Mutations
Tests of blood and urine from patients with a common form of lung cancer show these liquid biopsies more accurately identified cancer-causing mutations than traditional tissue sample biopsies.
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Patent Awarded for Cancer-Fighting Antibody
A synthetic engineered antibody developed by MabVax Therapeutics that binds to solid tumor cells for cancer diagnostics and treatment received a U.S. patent.
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Mobile Multichannel Biomarker Detector Designed
An engineering lab designed a portable testing device connected to a smartphone that can analyze multiple specimen samples for a leading cancer biomarker.
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Precision Medicine Shown to Boost Cancer Outcomes
7 June 2016. An analysis of results from early-stage clinical trials shows trials using treatments for cancer aimed at specific molecular targets had higher response rates and longer survival times than studies not using these targets. The team from University of California in San Diego, led by postdoctoral researcher Maria Schwaederlé, published its findings in…
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Blood Test Guides Depression Drug Decisions
7 June 2016. A blood test for two key biomarkers can identify drugs for depression that match an individual’s condition with the disease, thus improving chances of success. A team from the lab of psychological medicine professor Carmine Pariante at Kings College London published its findings yesterday in the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. Pariante’s team,…