Veracyte’s nasal lung cancer test results raise questions
Amid the sea of lung cancer blood test developers, one company has nosed out a different approach.
Mid cap device makers find rewards in cancer and diabetes
Investor excitement about smaller medtechs’ technology is unchecked, but these groups will have to deliver on their promises.
Liquid biopsies: the future of cancer diagnosis?
Blood tests could be faster and cheaper than tissue biopsies, but a Thermo Fisher exec argues they are likely to be more of an add-on technique.
Asco 2019 – Guardant and Grail square up
Two closely-watched liquid biopsy developers are to present data on their respective solid tumour blood tests.
Exact falls on Guardant’s liquid biopsy plans
The mere possibility of Guardant horning in on colorectal cancer has spooked Exact’s investors.
Deals and data in the offing for Oncimmune
Oncimmune is not the only company looking to use the immune system to diagnose cancer. But its growth plans are intense, and it intends to prove the economic benefits of…
AACR 2019 – Foundation Medicine sets the scene for liquid biopsy approval
A study of a liquid biopsy and another looking at tumour mutational burden testing give early indications of Foundation’s approval strategy.
AACR 2019 – Guardant looks to its other liquid biopsy
With one cancer blood test established on the market Guardant is starting down the road to validating another – this time as a screening assay.
Guardant’s liquid biopsy matches tissue testing in lung cancer
Guardant gets a liquid biopsy trial win, but if it wants to drive sales it must get cancer societies on board.
