Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly turning to companion diagnostic tests to determine whether a drug is suitable for a given patient.
Biodesix's Jeffrey Bojar discusses Evolution of Translational Omics: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward and the rigorous framework it provides.
The Human Genome Project was expected to yield substantial benefits in diagnostics. But the genome is only part of the story. mRNA are equally as important.
Choosing second-line therapy on the basis of a protein-expression test modestly improved survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
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Veristrat from Biodesix is an example of a serum-based test used in the clinic that can predict response to a second-line biotherapeutic treatment option.
Molecular diagnostics is heading the way of personalized medicine, aiming to help physicians devise particular treatment plans specific to the patient.
Biodesix is looking to forge pharmaceutical partnerships to increase adoption of the test Veristrat.
Presenting current issues with lung cancer tissue testing, followed by a discussion of Veristrat, Biodesix proteomic serum test for predicted tumor response
The number of studies at this year's European Lung Conference suggest notable progress in personalized medicine as well as the understanding of lung cancer.