Research Study of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Highlights Ability of NextBio to Identify Biomarkers
9/14/2012 9:29:06 AM
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ability of NextBio Clinical to rapidly identify biomarkers and possible disease targets in an aggressive form of breast cancer was highlighted this week in a poster presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s 2012 Breast Cancer Symposium. NextBio Clinical was used to investigate a cohort of published patient data, curated by NextBio, for key differences between Triple Positive Breast Cancer (TPBC) and Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC), a form of the disease that offers a worse prognosis for those diagnosed. Results of the study quickly identified several key differences in gene expression and methylation status between the two breast cancer types, as well as a novel biomarker and potential alternate way of treating TNBC.
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