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Both the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for cancer and the rate of claim denials for such testing increased between 2016 and 2021, despite implementation of a recent Medicare national coverage determination ...
Apr 18, 2025
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Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine) have successfully employed an algorithm to identify potential mutations which ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Physicians classify brain tumors and determine treatment options, in part, by the genes they express. According to World Health Organization standards, the abnormal activation of oncogene FOXR2 only occurs in central nervous ...
Apr 16, 2025
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An international team of researchers, including experts from the University of Adelaide, has found genomic testing and targeted therapies for patients with advanced cancer could improve survival rates by up to 40%.
Apr 2, 2025
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A research team led by Prof. Gu Hongcang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has published a comprehensive systematic review on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) technologies and their ...
Apr 1, 2025
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Published in Cell Reports Medicine, results of a VHIO-led study support the feasibility of using RAD51 testing to complement next-generation sequencing (NGS) for precise patient stratification and treatment selection in metastatic ...
Feb 5, 2025
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Mayo Clinic researchers found that a gene variant, the TPMT∗8 allele, is associated with reduced metabolism of the thiopurine class of drugs. TPMT∗8 is relatively common in individuals of African or African American descent.
Dec 10, 2024
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Patients with relapsed or refractory CD19-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who were treated with the novel anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, obecabtagene autoleucel (obe-cel), experienced ...
Nov 28, 2024
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Researchers at the University of Virginia have made a significant discovery that could change how doctors treat viral infections of the heart. The study, published in Science Advances, reveals that the heart responds to viral ...
Nov 20, 2024
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Results from a new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study show that molecular tumor boards can play an important role in identifying potential inherited cancer risks, leading to better patient care.
Sep 27, 2024
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