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Boston Children’s, TriNetX Bring Data-Driven Approach to Clinical Research

by HITC Staff 02/20/2018 Leave a Comment

TriNetX

Boston Children’s Hospital has joined the TriNetX global health research network to further its efforts at bringing a more data-driven approach to clinical research. The trend in the healthcare industry is to gain access to a wider pool of patient data in an effort to accelerate the study start-up process and identification of patients for clinical trials. Boston Children’s Hospital is live on the network, as of February 1, 2018.TriNetX is the global health research network that enables
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Elsevier Acquires Clinical Decision Support Solution Via Oncology

by Jasmine Pennic 01/18/2018 Leave a Comment

Elsevier Acquires Clinical Decision Support Solution Via Oncology

Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, and part of RELX Group, today announced that it has acquired Via Oncology, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based company that provides clinical decision support and best practices in cancer care management. A former subsidiary of UPMC, one of the nation's leading integrated healthcare delivery and financing systems, Via Oncology helps cancer centers demonstrate the value of their care to patients, referring physicians
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Quest Diagnostics Completes Acquisition of Med Fusion

by HITC Staff 07/18/2017 Leave a Comment

Quest Diagnostics has announced the completed its acquisition of the laboratory businesses Med Fusion and Clear Point. Operating from a nearly 200,000 square foot facility in Lewisville, Texas, the two businesses form the basis for the company’s first national center of excellence in precision diagnostics for oncology. For patients with cancer, precision diagnostics, such as genomic sequencing of a tumor's DNA, may help a physician select a therapy or clinical trial and monitor response.In
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University of Chicago Medicine, Tempus Partner on Personalized Pancreatic Cancer Project

by Fred Pennic 06/22/2017 Leave a Comment

University of Chicago Medicine, Tempus Partner on Personalized Pancreatic Cancer Project

Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. It has a five-year survival rate of just nine percent. Lack of effective treatments and early detection methods contribute to this grim prognosis. Personalized approaches to match a patient’s genomic information to therapies have led to improvements in treatment of other cancer types. None of the genetic mutations commonly seen in pancreatic cancer, however, have “druggable” targets.That’s why the
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Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center Launches Initiative to Improve & Personalize BRCA Mutations

by HITC Staff 04/28/2017 Leave a Comment

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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Aurora Cancer Care Launches Precision Medicine Program To Help Patients Gain More Access to Clinical Trials

by Fred Pennic 04/25/2017 Leave a Comment

Aurora Cancer Care Launches Precision Medicine Program

Aurora Cancer Care, a not-for-profit health care provider in Wisconsin and northern Illinois is launching a precision medicine program powered by Syapse, a provider of precision oncology solutions. The new oncology precision medicine program will help physicians and researchers provide more care options for patients whose cancer is resistant to conventional treatment options like radiation and chemotherapy.The new multi-disciplinary Oncology Precision Medicine Clinic will be located inside
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Researchers Find Most Mobile Health Apps for Cancer Survivors Fail to Deliver Value

by Jasmine Pennic 04/21/2017 Leave a Comment

Developers of mobile health apps for cancer survivors lack the research needed to determine safety and effectiveness, according to new research conducted at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC). The research e-published in the March 24, 2017 issue of the Journal of Cancer Survivorship found basic developmental and incremental testing steps may be skipped in the interest of getting the health app to market quickly.Researchers revealed that most developers only evaluated the app
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Integra Connect Launches First End-to-End Solution for Oncology Care Model Success

by Fred Pennic 03/23/2017 Leave a Comment

Integra Connect Launches First End-to-End Solution for Oncology Care Model Success

Integra Connect, the leading provider of technologies and services for value-based specialty care, today announced a uniquely comprehensive solution for oncology practices participating in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Oncology Care Model (OCM) payment program.The OCM, introduced in July of 2016 to further delivery of higher quality, more coordinated oncology care at a lower cost, involves 190 practices representing more than 3,200 US oncologists. Integra Connect’s solution
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GRAIL Lands $900M for Early Cancer Detection

by Fred Pennic 03/01/2017 Leave a Comment

GRAIL Lands $900M for Early Cancer Detection

GRAIL, Inc., a life sciences company whose mission is to detect cancer early when it can be cured, today announced it has raised $900 million in Series B funding led by ARCH Venture Partners with participation from Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Amazon, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, McKesson Ventures, Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada), Tencent Holdings Limited and Varian Medical Systems, Inc. GRAIL intends to close the remainder of the Series B investment prior to the
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Specimatch Launches Clinical Trial Monitoring Platform for Cancer Patients

by HITC Staff 12/07/2016 Leave a Comment

specimatch

Specimatch, a continual clinical trial monitoring service, has unveiled the web-based software service for cancer patients and oncologists. On Specimatch.com, users can easily and intuitively connect to clinical trials personally matched to the patient’s genetic and clinical profiles.Founded in 2016 by Dr. Ken Dixon, founder/surgical oncologist of Surgical Oncologists of Northeast Georgia, Specimatch.com’s interface was created to let both clinicians and patients take part in the management of
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