Highlights From The 4th Global Precision Medicine & Biomarkers Leaders Summit
Posted 21st February 2018 by Jane Williams
With just 3 months to go until the Precision Medicine & Biomarkers Leaders Summit: USA, we have taken some time to reflect on the Euopean Precision Medicine & Biomarkers Leaders Summit that took place in Munich in September.
Honey Reddi on Liquid Biopsies and her Predictions for Precision Medicine
Posted 29th December 2017 by Jane Williams
Honey Reddi, Clinical Laboratory Director at the Jackson Laboratory spoke at the 4th Global Precision Medicine and Biomarkers Leader Summit. She gives us an insight on liquid biopsies in the clinic and the effectiveness of current treatment.
The Droplet Biopsy Chip: Towards Capturing Rare Circulating Tumour Cells
Posted 29th September 2017 by Jane Williams
In 1869, Thomas Ashworth first observed circulating tumour cells (CTC) in the blood of a man with metastatic cancer using an optical microscope. He postulated that “cells identical with those of cancer itself being seen in the blood may tend to throw some light upon the mode of origin of multiple tumours existing in the same person”1.
Considerations for the development of a liquid biopsy assay for cancer
Posted 11th September 2017 by Jane Williams
Non-invasive evaluation of molecular markers has shifted from the realm of prenatal diagnosis to tracking the effect of cancer treatment and management.