Guardant360 Lung-Cancer Assay Beats Tissue Genotyping In NILE
Executive Summary
New trial results show Guardant Health's Guardant360 largest cell-free DNA assay rapidly identifies biomarkers for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer associated with specific therapies at least as accurately as standard-of-care tissue genotyping.
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