British diagnostics firm ANGLE is edging closer to its goal to become the first ever company to get US FDA clearance to market a circulating tumor cell-harvesting system for downstream analysis and clinical diagnosis.
ANGLE Reels In First Patient For Major US FDA Clinical Study
ANGLE is moving closer to its goal of becoming the first ever company to receive US FDA clearance for a device that can harvest intact circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from patient blood for subsequent analysis.
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