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 ...

Genetic testing, including germline and somatic, is vital for prostate cancer prognosis and personalized treatment strategies. PARP inhibitors, targeting BRCA mutations, are a promising therapy for ...

Germline genetic testing can play an essential role in identifying cancer risk, guiding treatment decisions, and informing screening and/or preventive strategies for both patients and patient family ...

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 ...

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 ...

Current National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for germline testing are complex and often miss patients with cancer susceptibility. We evaluated results of universal germline genetic ...

Comprehensive somatic CGP at diagnosis enables identification of actionable alterations, therapeutic targets, resistance mutations, and clinical trial eligibility, tightening alignment between tumor ...

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, ...

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 ...