From 7% to nearly 9% of patients with advanced cancer were found to harbor a germline variant with targeted therapeutic actionability in the first study of its kind. The study involved 11,974 patients ...

More evidence points to the benefits of germline genetic testing for patients with various cancers. Such testing can identify mutations that may warrant a change of treatment and allow trying a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly all individuals who self-navigated the entire online platform completed germline testing. The platform ...

Accelerating the Future of Oncology Drug Development: The Role of Consortia in the Delivery of Precision Oncology Early Phase Clinical Trials ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with comprehensive ...

An expert spoke with CURE® about the importance of information that can be gained from genetic testing for patients with breast cancer. Germline testing, or genetic testing of the DNA that a person ...

Universal genetic testing at an institution identified pathogenic germline variants in 14% of patients with genitourinary cancer. More than 1 in 8 patients with genitourinary malignancies in a recent ...

Germline mutations in DNA repair genes are present in approximately 10% of men with metastatic prostate cancer (mPC), and guidelines recommend genetic germline testing. Notable barriers exist, ...

BOSTON & EL MONTE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foundation Medicine, Inc., a genomics company committed to transforming cancer care, today announced plans to launch two new germline tests, ...

Germline genetic testing for patients with gynecologic cancers can be conducted in parallel with tumor somatic testing via a targeted sequencing assay by primary oncologists, researchers reported.

Ms. Charité Ricker, MS, CGC and Dr. Nadine Tung, MD, FASCO share updates from the new ASCO guideline on selection of germline genetic testing panels in patients with cancer. They discuss highlights on ...

While adherence to germline testing has been found to be low, one expert explained why tests findings could matter to patients. Undergoing germline testing is of particular importance for patients ...

Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) test now available through Foundation Medicine’s FlexOMx Lab™ to support biomarker discovery and drug development across cardiometabolic, immunologic and neurologic ...