Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Nov 2020
FDA approves liquid biopsy NGS companion diagnostic test for multiple cancers and biomarkers
9 November 2020 - On 6 November, the FDA approved the FoundationOne Liquid CDx test as a companion diagnostic device to identify mutations in BRCA1, BRCA2 and ATM genes in patients with metastatic castration resistance prostate cancer eligible for treatment with olaparib (Lynparza, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals).
FoundationOne Liquid CDx approval as a companion diagnostic for rucaparib, alpelisib, alectinib, and olaparib was based on the retrospective testing with FoundationOne Liquid CDx of available plasma samples from patients enrolled in four clinical trials that supported the approval of associated therapeutics.
