The US FDA Approves Guardant360 CDx as the First Liquid Biopsy NGS Assay to Identify EGFR Mutations in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
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- The FDA has approved Guardant360 CDx as a liquid biopsy companion diagnostic that uses NGS to identify EGFR mutations in patients with metastatic NSCLC
- The assay utilizes two technologies- i) liquid biopsy that uses a blood sample to provide HCPs with genetic information about the patient's tumor and ii) NGS that uses large-panel genetic sequencing- allowing clinicians to better assess tumor composition
- Today's approval is specific to its use in identifying NSCLC patients with EGFR alterations who may benefit from AstraZeneca's Tagrisso. The assay has also received FDA’s breakthrough device designation
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