In one study, the UK-based firm found that its RaDaR assay detected circulating tumor DNA in lung cancer patients up to a year before standard clinical progression occurred in most of the cases.
The startup has exclusively licensed an integration engine from the University of Miami to augment its VIPER platform and improve trial recruitment specifically in precision oncology.
Polygenic risk scores have the potential to impact cancer screening, autoimmune disease testing, and therapeutics development, but more diverse data is needed.
The tool, which has been validated in two independent patient cohorts, uses artificial intelligence to predict patients likely to benefit from upfront FOLFOX.
Inivata expects to publish initial data on the assay's detection abilities in lung cancer at the American Association for Cancer Research virtual meeting in July.
A study of both tissue and blood samples from patients in a small trial found that liquid biopsy may detect putative resistance mutations missed in tissue.
Investigators reported on how ctDNA, measured using Natera's patient-specific Signatera assays, corresponded to a patient's disease progression and other biomarkers.
