Sentences with phrase «test tumor samples»

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The focus of those hopes is the liquid biopsy: a test that could detect and analyze a solid tumor from biomarkers in the bloodstream or other easily sampled body fluids, such as saliva.

In blood samples from 1005 patients with eight types of tumors that had evidently not yet metastasized, the test detected between 33 % and 98 % of cases, depending on the tumor type (see graph, above).

To that end, in collaboration with the University of Zurich and MD Anderson Cancer Center, the researchers tested melanoma tumor samples from human patients undergoing treatment with the same targeted therapies.

Using tumor samples from a patient, they do lab tests to determine which substances can first make the different types of cancer cells uniform and then effectively kill them.

The minimally invasive test could reduce the need for the sometimes painful and risky procedures involved in sampling tumors, particularly those that reside deep within the body.

By growing organoids from tumor samples, researchers can create minitumors and use them to study how cancer develops or to test drugs.

«We used biopsied tumor samples from DIPG patients to create models in the lab, which we studied and then used to test a novel, targeted approach to treating the tumor.

«Being able to safely take tissue samples will also allow us to test for specific tumor sub-types and better decide the most appropriate treatment for each individual patient,» added Dr Booton.

The role of rebiopsy and repeat analysis in the setting of post-treatment relapse, along with testing of blood samples for mutations in circulating tumor cells, cell free tumor DNA, or exosomes will be considered.

The researchers also employed tumor - marker testing by genotyping patient samples to pinpoint tumor mutations and tumor type.

Searching for T cells that had infiltrated the tumors, they collected as many as 50 T cell samples from a single tumor; next, the team tested each batch of T cells against other tumor samples from the same patient.

To test their hunch, the researchers isolated microvesicles from 30 frozen tumor samples and looked for mRNA from a particular growth receptor unique to glioblastomas.

In order to test whether the method is suitable for use in clinical routine diagnostics, the scientists analyzed more than 1,100 additional tumor samples.

The test, called ProsignaTM and manufactured by NanoString Technologies, comes with a machine and kit, so patients» tumor samples do not have to be sent to a single laboratory for analysis.

Their theory was first confirmed with ovarian cancer cell lines and then the Peter / Lengyel team tested HGMA2 protein levels in tumor samples from 100 patients with ovarian cancer.

In close collaboration with oncologists at the Olivia Newton John Cancer Research Institute (ONJCRI), the technology was tested on blood samples from melanoma patients and was able to track critical changes in spreading tumor cells before, during and after treatment.

«The end game is to take the guesswork out of chemotherapy, with a clinical test that will assess dozens of drugs and drug combinations against tumor samples from each patient.»

Laser Light Test Reveals Spreading Cancer Cancer imaging and breast cancer experts used advanced microscopes equipped with tissue - penetrating laser light to develop a promising new way to accurately analyze the distinctive patterns of ultra-thin collagen fibers in breast tumor tissue samples and to help tell if the cancer has spread.

When the researchers compared average cytokine levels in CFS patients versus the healthy control samples, they found that only 2 of the 51 substances they tested for were significantly different: One, called tumor growth factor beta, was higher in CFS patients, while the other, called resistin, was lower.

By performing tumor sample testing we can determine what type of breast cancer it is, and what subtypes of breast cancer are relevant to the case.

To make a diagnosis for the canine eye tumors mentioned, your veterinarian will want to take a small sample of the tumor for testing in a lab.

Finally, Hannibal's tumor sample made it to Breen's lab at NC State, where a genomic test and pathology report confirmed a diagnosis of T cell lymphoma.

Cytology (the microscopic examination of cell samples drawn from the tumor using a needle and syringe) is sometimes helpful as a rapid or preliminary test.

Due to advances in veterinary medicine, tests can be applied to mast cell tumor biopsy samples to determine if certain chemotherapeutic agents should be used for treatment.

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