New Chronix Liquid Biopsy Test Could Save Doctors On Immunotherapy Costs
Executive Summary
Chronix Biomedical continues to demonstrate the potential of its blood-based cancer test across a growing range of indications – this time, its ability to help doctors assess how well patients are responding to immunotherapy, at an earlier stage than current diagnostic imaging methods.
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