Molecular

October 2018—CAP TODAY’s updated guide to the automated molecular platform market begins on page 45. Thirty-four platforms are profiled, with one new one: Hologic’s Panther Fusion. Writer Valerie Neff Newitt talked with three of the 20 companies about what they introduced this year, what’s to come, and more. “This is a dynamic and competitive industry. We are always asked to go faster, and that is what we are trying to do in terms of development,” says Michelle Tabb, PhD, chief scientific officer, DiaSorin Molecular. Others seem to be doing the same.

September 2018—Leo Tolstoy is not listed as a coauthor on the most recent iteration of The Cancer Genome Atlas on renal cell carcinoma, which focuses on molecular characterization of RCC.

August 2018—Testing turnaround times can affect whether non-small cell lung cancer patients receive an EGFR or ALK tyrosine kinase inhibitor when indicated. At disease progression on an EGFR TKI, integrating circulating tumor DNA and tissue-based testing may lessen some of the limitations of each form of testing.