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Diagnostics World | Biomedical engineers have a significant role to play in the development and optimization of liquid biopsies to further precision oncology. Although molecular profiling of tumors has entered mainstream clinical practice, the wait time for identifying the best treatment for individual patients could be shortened by blood-testing devices designed to efficiently capture circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and cancer-specific protein markers on their surface.
Mar 7, 2024
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Diagnostics World | A team of researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are developing priming agents to temporarily boost levels of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) for cancer diagnostics. It’s an entirely new concept that could do for liquid biopsies what contrast agents have done for ultrasound and MRI.
Mar 6, 2024
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Diagnostics World | A machine learning method dubbed A-PLUS (Alu Profile Learning Using Sequencing) recently demonstrated its ability to pick up cancers earlier and with smaller blood draws than is required for whole genome sequencing. This makes possible a future where people might get annual blood draws to check for cancer based on the “fragmentation pattern” of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) circulating in their blood.
Mar 5, 2024
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Diagnostics World | Owkin-Amazon Web Services partner on AI-assisted diagnostics, Diagnexia announced a significant collaborative agreement with Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Nairobi; X-trodes announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for X-trodes' Smart Skin solution (marketed as X-trodes System M); PathAI has announced an expanded and exclusive relationship with Roche Tissue Diagnostics (RTD) that will bring AI-enabled interpretation to companion diagnostics; and more.
Feb 29, 2024
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Diagnostics World | Freenome will advance the pipeline of single-cancer and tailored multi-cancer early detection tests built on its multiomics platform; Capitainer will continue its journey toward becoming the foremost provider of self-sampling solutions with new funding; Circular Genomics plans to build and scale commercial operations in preparation for the launch of the world's first circular RNA-based clinical assay; and more.
Feb 28, 2024
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Diagnostics World | Among the sequencing news at AGBT earlier this month, Ultima Genomics announced the commercial launch of its UG 100 ultra-high throughput sequencing platform.
Feb 27, 2024