A single NGS test can analyze DNA for millions of genomic variations that can reveal a person's risk for developing certain genetic diseases, which could potentially help guide treatment. NGS-based ...

Dr Mark Kris discusses the increasing precision of lung cancer therapies and the need for additional testing to find ...

Targeted NGS has been instrumental in helping the healthcare community deliver on the promise of precision medicine. The Ion Torrent Genexus Integrated Sequencer has enabled targeted genomic ...

New Working Group to Evaluate Clinical Utility of NGS-Based Testing to Inform Coverage After many years of steady development in DNA sequencing, the scientific community is reaching an exciting ...

Integrating plasma next-generation sequencing (NGS) alongside tissue testing when determining lung cancer diagnosis may improve outcomes for patients. Carrying out plasma next-generation sequencing ...

Two abstracts involving real-world data (RWD) presented at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Care Symposium tracked the uptake of next-generation sequencing (NGS) and biomarker ...

Validated next-generation sequencing soon will become necessary in ensuring the safety and efficacy of cell and gene ...

On March 16, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a national coverage determination (NCD) for next-generation sequencing (NGS) tests for cancer, marking a significant ...

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies enable the rapid generation of data by their ability to sequence massive amounts of DNA in parallel, using diverse methodologies. Some NGS tests are used ...

Adoption of Illumina's MiSeq i100 Plus accelerates results delivery to next-day from sample receipt, speeding up patient care when time matters most. By shrinking the diagnostic delay, the time ...

The youngest population under 50 years old (P50) with lung cancer (LC) in the French nationwide real-life KBP cohorts: Evolution since 2000. Clinical outcomes of maintenance durvalumab after ...