TheAdmiral schreef op 4 juni 2015 15:15:
Bio experts, is dit op enigerlei wijze relevant voor MDXH:
Exact Sciences and MD Anderson to collaborate in lung cancer diagnostics
Jun 4 2015, 07:55 ET | By: Douglas W. House, SA News Editor Contact this editor with comments or a news tip
Exact Sciences (NASDAQ:EXAS) and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center enter into an agreement to jointly develop and commercialize blood-based screening and diagnostic tests for the early detection of lung cancer.The collaboration specifically aims to develop a blood-based screening test to determine the need for low-dose computed tomography (LDCT), an expensive imaging procedure used to screen/detect cancers that has high sensitivity (94%) but low specificity (73%). 96% of all nodules discovered via LDCT scans are benign which results in unnecessary procedures and costs. The partnership also aims to develop a diagnostic test to determine the malignant status of nodules found via LDCT screening.