Guardant Health Expects FDA Approval Of Liquid Biopsy Test Will Strengthen Coverage, Adoption

CEO sees Guardant360 CDx approval as "watershed moment" for liquid biopsy and plans more biopharma partnerships.

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Guardant Health, Inc. CEO Helmy Eltoukhy described the recent US Food and Drug Administration approval of the company’s liquid biopsy test Guardant360 CDx as a “watershed moment for comprehensive liquid biopsy” because it provides oncologists with the information they need to close the gap between clinical guidelines and clinical practice.

The Redwood City, CA-based liquid biopsy company announced on 7 August that its Guardant360 assay was approved for comprehensive tumor mutation profiling across any solid tumor cancers and as a companion diagnostic to identify non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) alterations

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