Patent Bill Could Make Some Gene Tests Safe from Infringement Suits
Patent Bill Could Make Some Gene Tests Safe from Infringement Suits
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – A new amendment to the patent reform bill in the US House of Representatives would enable patients to receive second opinions on the results of patented diagnostic genetic tests from alternate providers by enabling those testers to use the intellectual property and be protected from standard infringement suits.
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Gene expression predicts chemotherapy sensitivity of triple-negative breast cancer
Gene expression predicts chemotherapy sensitivity of triple-negative breast cancer
German researchers have identified an unexpected molecular marker that predicts how sensitive hard-to-treat triple-negative breast cancers are to chemotherapy.
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Genomic Health Announces Positive Results From Large Prostate Cancer Gene Identification Study; Company to Proceed …
Genomic Health Announces Positive Results From Large Prostate Cancer Gene Identification Study; Company to Proceed …
Genomic Health, Inc. today announced the first results of a large prostate cancer study that identified 295 genes strongly associated with clinical recurrence following radical prostatectomy.  Top-line findings from this study, which applied the same RT-PCR technology used in Genomic Health’s Oncotype DX® breast and colon cancer tests, will be presented today at the Society for Urologic …
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Gene Identified for Spread of Deadly Melanoma
Gene Identified for Spread of Deadly Melanoma
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene linked to the spread of melanoma of the eye. Although more research is needed, the researchers say the discovery is an important step in understanding why some tumors spread and others don’t. Metastasis is the most common cause of death in cancer patients.
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Gene Predicts Breast Cancer Treatment Success
Gene Predicts Breast Cancer Treatment Success
Scientists have identified a gene that could help predict whether a
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