Breast cancer is the most common non-skin cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women. In 2017, it is estimated that more than 250,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed with new cases of invasive breast cancer. That’s why the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has partnered with Tempus on a personalized cancer medicine initiative aimed providing most effective care for individuals diagnosed with breast cancer.As part of the initiative, Tempus will use
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Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center Launches Initiative to Improve & Personalize BRCA Mutations
Cancer experts at the Basser Center for BRCA in the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania have announced a new collaboration with Tempus to improve and personalize treatment for patients with heritable BRCA mutations. Tempus, a technology company focused on helping doctors personalize cancer treatment will analyze the molecular and clinical data of patients who were treated at the Basser Center and harbor a BRCA mutation using machine learning and advanced
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Precision Medicine Startup AltheaDx Lands $27M to Expand Personalized Therapeutic Decisions Internationally
AltheaDx, Inc., a San Diego, CA-based commercial stage molecular diagnostics company specializing in the field of personalized medicine has raised $27 million in Series D funding. The company is a CAP-accredited, CLIA-certified laboratory and plans to utilize the funding to expands its sales force and marketing efforts to grow internationally.IDgenetix, the company’s product testing portfolio, enables personalized therapeutic decisions for patients suffering from some of the most prevalent
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