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FDA Warns of Risks Associated with Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening Tests

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration is warning the public of the risk of false results, inappropriate use and inappropriate interpretation of results with non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) tests, also called cell-free DNA tests or non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT). director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.

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The Utility of Liquid Biopsy in Oncology Clinical Trials

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Liquid biopsy tests in oncology involve isolating entities such as circulating tumor cells (CTC), circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and tumor-derived exosomes. The cfDNA that originates from tumors is called circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). These tumor-derived entities are used to derive genomic and proteomic data.

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Abiomed’s Impella ECP; Helius’s PoNS Device; Smart Meter’s iGlucose BGM; XACT’s CT-Guided Percutaneous Procedures; BD’s Veritor At-Home COVID-19 Test; Delfi’s Liquid Biopsy

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This designation was based on positive clinical data from the first 21 Impella ECP patients treated as part of an FDA-regulated early feasibility study and will give priority during the Impella ECP’s regulatory review processes comprising of design iterations, clinical study protocols, and pre-market approval (PMA) application.

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Who are the AACR Scientific Achievement Award winners?

Drug Discovery World

Carolyn R Bertozzi, PhD – Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research Bertozzi is the Baker Family Director of Sarafan ChEM-H, the Anne T and Robert M Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, Professor of Chemistry and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Radiology at Stanford University.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

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Meanwhile, N95 masks are in such short supply that regulators have told healthcare workers they can be used multiple times with little evidence that disinfecting them works. Unlike COVID-19 tests that need to be processed through PCR machines, the new rapid test is processed through a handheld DNA analyzer. Drugs and Vaccines.