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Roche data release raises hopes TIGIT drugs can improve lung cancer survival
Roche's inadvertent release of interim data from its ongoing late-phase clinical trial has raised hopes that its anti-TIGIT immunotherapy may improve the survival rate of lung cancer patients.
August 25, 2023
Lung Cancer Hotspot Social
CRISPR-Cas3 technique restores dystrophin function in iPSCs from DMD patients
Researchers have developed a dual CRISPR-Cas3 gene editing technique to restore dystrophin function in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
August 24, 2023
This photo shows green dystrophin protein restored by dual-Cas3 in skeletal muscle derived from DMD patient iPSCs.
High troponin linked with heightened mortality risk from any cause
A high level of troponin may signal a heightened risk of death from any cause within the next few years, even in the absence of known or suspected cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to recently published research.
August 24, 2023
Heart Pulmonary Trunk Social
Nonprofit health system adopts Immunexpress test for detecting sepsis
FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a nonprofit health system licensed for four hospitals in North Carolina, will use Immunexpress’ SeptiCyte Rapid test to help differentiate sepsis-positive cases from patients with infection-negative systemic inflammation.
August 23, 2023
Bacteria Blood Sepsis Social
Can a simple saliva test ID CVD risk?
Researchers in Canada say that the early warning signs of cardiovascular disease may be gleaned from a simple saliva sample.
August 24, 2023
Cardiac Heart Eeg Social
Exploratory trial links kinase inhibitor to epigenetic changes in dementia patients
Results from a clinical trial show that a small molecule that binds to kinases involved in inflammatory signaling may induce epigenetic changes in people with mild cognitive impairment and probable Alzheimer’s disease.
August 22, 2023
Amyloid Plaque Alzheimer Social
AI system in development aims for earlier endometriosis diagnosis
IMAGENDO uses machine learning to digitally combine the diagnostic capabilities of pelvic scans and MRI to identify endometriosis lesions. The researchers are seeking to optimize and validate the algorithm.
August 21, 2023
Ai Woman Social
Natera’s Prospera Lung transplant assay approved for Medicare coverage
The test will be covered under the Medicare Local Coverage Determination for Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejection for use in the surveillance setting in lung transplant patients.
August 17, 2023
Lung 3 D Social
Amoy Diagnostics, AstraZeneca partner on CDx for lung cancer therapy
This agreement is the latest in ongoing collaborations to develop and commercialize AmoyDx assays for companion diagnostic use with AstraZeneca's prostate, breast, and ovarian cancer therapies.
August 16, 2023
Cancer Lung 3 D Black Social
Foundation Medicine wins FDA approval for companion diagnostic to prostate cancer treatment
FoundationOne CDx analyzes more than 300 cancer-related genes for genomic alterations. The ability of the product to test for alterations and select gene rearrangements and genomic signatures has led to its approval as a CDx for multiple products.
August 16, 2023
Prostate Cancer 3 D Rendering Social
Single-cell sequencing shows population-level drivers of COVID-19 responses
To assess population-level variation, the researchers performed single-cell RNA sequencing on peripheral blood mononuclear cells taken from 222 healthy donors of diverse ancestries.
August 15, 2023
Covid Virus Dna Molecule Social
ChromaCode starts early-access launch of lung cancer variant test
The test is designed to address diagnostic problems that prevent patients from undergoing timely cancer biomarker testing and receiving targeted therapies.
August 15, 2023
Lung Cancer Hotspot Social
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