Use of a standardized cell-free (cf)DNA-sequencing and cancer-screening protocol detected cancer in nearly half of pregnant or postpartum women who initially received unusual or nonreportable clinical ...

IIT Madras on Monday, February 3, launched the Bharat Cancer Genome Atlas (BCGA) with data on 960 whole exome sequencing it has completed so far from tissue samples collected from 480 breast cancer ...

Whole genome sequencing has improved clinical care of some children with cancer in England by informing individual patient care. New research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Cambridge University ...

BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) -- Cancer is not a welcome diagnosis, but breakthroughs in genetic sequencing and immunotherapy are making some cancers easier to treat than others. A local father and ...

Experts discuss additional factors considered when determining the most effective sequence of therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer, including fruquintinib, regorafenib, and trifluridine + ...

When scientists sequence tumor DNA, they typically find small amounts of genetic code from bacteria, viruses and fungi – microorganisms that, if actually present in tumor tissues, could influence how ...

Recognizing these inadequacies, in 2020, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) issued a statement that tumor sequencing should not be used as a substitute for germline analysis ...

Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are a group of cancers that affect cells in and around our mouth and nose. With 890,000 new cases and 450,000 deaths annually, HNSCC accounts for roughly ...

A whole-genome sequencing approach shows early promise over current commercial methods for identifying more patients likely to benefit from PARP inhibitor cancer treatments, according to a study led ...

Virtual Inventory Comprised of Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) Samples Screened for Mutations LEXINGTON, Mass., Aug. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- iSpecimen ...