Diagnostic tests by definition are any method used to obtain information of a patient’s clinical condition for healthcare professionals to make an informed clinical decision.
The assay is now approved as a companion diagnostic to identify patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors express PD-L1 (tumor proportion score [TPS] >1%) for first-line treatment with single-agent KEYTRU
Machine learning algorithms could aid with classification of kidney biopsy samples, according to two studies published online in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
A drop of blood on filter paper, allowed to dry and stored for future diagnostic purposes – considerably easier than the present-day, resource-consuming method using frozen blood samples in plastic tubes.