Amplistar Inc.
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Amplistar is pursuing an entirely new approach to cancer diagnostics, one it hopes will allow both earlier and more effective detection of the diseases. Rather than measuring tumor marker proteins (like PSA for prostate cancer, or CA-125 for ovarian cancer), Amplistar aims to identify those tumor targets that produce an immune response in the body. The company believes that antibodies generated in response to tumor antigens may be detectable in the blood earlier than tumor marker proteins.
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