Breast Cancer Protein Linked to Metastasis
A new study published in the Journal of American Pathology underscores the importance of understanding the role that a biomarker target plays in both...
Genetic Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer
A group of scientists have published new research on a panel of biomarkers, discovered using DNA microarrays and validated using qPCR, which can discr...
Personalizing Cancer Treatment Using Biomarkers
The ability of biomarkers to help predict response to treatment is one of their most powerful applications. New research on the response of breast can...
Biomarker Strategies in drug development
This article from the December issue of Nature Reviews Drug Discovery outlines the importance of a biomarker strategy for personalized medicine in onc...
Blood-based breast cancer biomarkers
Although the research represents only initial findings, the scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a panel of biomarkers which...
Controversy over the Value of PSA Screening
Following the recommendation against PSA screening by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) a number of organizations and doctors spoke o...
Colorectal Cancer Metastases Prognostic Biomarker Identified
This week's paper was recently published in PLoS One as the researchers sought prognostic biomarkers for colorectal cancer metastases (CLM). Colorecta...