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The Pan-Cancer Screen: Still Early for Prime Time

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I would be ecstatic to have a simple tool for my patients that could detect cancers like ovarian and pancreatic that currently have no effective screening approach. The most popular approach is screening blood for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), which several companies claim to reliably detect at very low levels in the blood.

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Biotech Roundup: ASCO, BIO, Drug Setbacks, Incubators & More

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The results give the company confidence it can expand its tests to screen for early cancer in high-risk people who are otherwise healthy. —At the annual BIO conference, which gathered in San Francisco for the first time since cops battled street protesters in 2004, industry bigwigs took to the stage to defend themselves.

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Bio Roundup: Cancer Wishes and Shopping Lists, Allergan Pricing & More

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The agency advised women and their doctors not to use screening tests that claim to detect ovarian cancer. —One cancer screening test got positive news from a federal agency. Investors knocked about 30 percent off Dynavax’s share price last Friday, with only a modest recovery this week.

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Bio Roundup: Hope for Lungs, Bradner’s Complaint, FDA Nods & More

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The price of drugs is certainly on a lot of minds these days, including the mind of President Trump, as he reportedly will make a. While pembrolizumab notched the headline-grabbing data, others are also working to develop options for various subsets of patients. Who will be able to afford all these options?

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