Genetics and Health

March 18th, 2008

European Union licenses bowel cancer drug AND companion diagnostic test

 
I’ve known UK diagnostics company Lab-21 for some years now. My previous company Opaldia and Lab-21 effectively ‘grew up’ together. 

Amgen Limited UK and Lab21 have announced their partnership to introduce a new genetic therapy test for advanced bowel cancer treatment. Under the terms of the agreement, Lab21 will provide a screening test to indicate which patients are likely […]

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October 8th, 2006

Bowel Cancer and Javine Hylton

British singer Javine Hylton tested positive for the bowel (colorectal) cancer gene (I’m assuming it’s HNPCC) when she was 17. Her grandmother and her uncle died of colon cancer in their 40’s and her mother was also affected. In a promotion for Jeans for Genes Day, she said:
The more awareness and money that […]

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