Labcorp Launches Molecular Residual Disease and Liquid Biopsy Solutions
Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services, announced today the expansion of its precision oncology portfolio with two solutions: Labcorp Plasma Detect for clinical use to help assess the risk of disease recurrence in stage III colon cancer patients, and the availability of PGDx elio plasma focus Dx, the first and only kitted, pan-solid tumor liquid biopsy test authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to identify patients who may benefit from targeted treatments. Stage III colon cancer has a nearly 30% recurrence rate within five years. Labcorp Plasma Detect is a blood-based test using whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to detect circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), indicating the presence of molecular residual disease (MRD).i Patients who are MRD-positive after cancer treatment have a higher risk of recurrence and a poorer prognosis. Labcorp’s test detects cancer recurrence risk that conventional methods might miss, helping to…
