NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Pfizer (PFE.N), opens new tab is trying to increase doctor awareness of and testing for a rare lung cancer mutation to help boost use of its drug Braftovi, which the ...

In one 2007 episode of the medical TV drama series House, when one of Dr. Gregory House's patients and the man's Old English sheepdog both die, a veterinarian ascribes the dog's death to heartbreak.

Integrating HER2-directed therapies into NSCLC decision-making requires adapting protocols and ensuring timely updates as new therapies emerge. Streamlined processes and enhanced communication among ...

Blood-based circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing has proven to be insufficient for detecting KRAS mutations in patients with low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC), according to a study. The ...

Using AI, we identified publications that likely reported a testing or mutation rate, filtered publications for cancer type, and identified sentences that likely reported rates. Rates and covariates ...

We offer targeted detection of a previously characterized mutation within the family. From a fresh EDTA blood sample, DNA is extracted directly and the target region is amplified and directly ...

An expert on breast cancer reviews currently available tests for ESR1 mutations and provides clinical insights on best practices for testing. Stay ahead of policy, cost, and value—subscribe to AJMC ...

Recent recommendations — which were discussed at the CURE® Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit — addressed changes in both genetic and genomic testing in breast cancer. Patients with metastatic ...

This study investigated BRCA1/2 and homologous recombination repair (HR) pathway gene variants in Chinese epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) patients. Germline and somatic variants in 21 HR-related genes ...

"Clinicians performing tumor biopsy need to ensure that there’s adequate tissue for both diagnosis and NGS testing. Having immediate pathology review of biopsy specimens in the operating room can ...