Gene Expression Research
The latest news about RNA-seq, gene expression profiling, and transcriptome sequencing.
Macrophage Subpopulation May Predict Kidney Cancer Recurrence, Serve as Drug Target
The macrophage population, which expressed higher levels of three genes, was enriched in tumors of patients who experienced recurrence after surgery.
Early-Stage Lung Cancer Development Traced in Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Study
Researchers mapped the changes normal cells in the lung undergo as they evolve into cancerous cells and identified new targets for treatment.
Breast Cancer Immunotherapy Response Markers Emerge From Single-Cell Sequencing Study
Researchers identified several pre-treatment markers that correlated with T-cell expansion and could be predictive of response to a PD1 inhibitor.
BostonGene, Medical College of Wisconsin Partner on Pancreatic Cancer Biomarker Research
The partners will look for patterns in patients' exome sequencing and transcriptomics data to try to predict treatment response.
Oncocyte AACR Data Expands Potential Applications for Immunotherapy Response Predictor
The firm presented evidence that its DetermaIO gene expression test can help predict which bladder cancer patients are likely to respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors.