Leukemia

Quest Diagnostics launches tests to assess status of leukemia and lymphoma in using blood plasma

Published in Cancer Weekly, April 24th, 2006

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (DGX) launches the first of its Leumeta cancer testing assays, a new family of laboratory-developed tests that may, in the future, provide an alternative to painful bone marrow biopsies.

Quest Diagnostics developed Leumeta to identify and analyze genetic components of leukemia and lymphoma tumors using blood plasma instead of bone marrow. The assays are designed to measure "tumor load," or the amount of cancer in a patient; detect certain blood cancer markers; and assist the physician in monitoring the impact of treatment. They are the first diagnostic assays available to doctors that directly measure tumor load and identify markers in...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-04-24)

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