FDA approves Roche?s new VENTANA HER2 Dual ISH test as companion diagnostic to identify breast cancer patients eligible for targeted therapy
- Nearly 2.1 million new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed worldwide each year, and more than 620,000 people will die from the disease.1?About 15 to 20 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer are HER2 positive.2
- VENTANA HER2 Dual ISH DNA Probe Cocktail assay3?aids in identifying HER2-positive breast cancer patients eligible for the targeted Roche drug Herceptin (trastuzumab)
- Developed with enhanced technology, this new assay provides high-quality staining with improved turnaround time
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