10/26/2016 11:41 am

(Myriad Genetics) Oct 26, 2016 - Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, today announced that its BRACAnalysis CDx® test accurately identified patients who may benefit from treatment with olaparib. The BRACAnalysis CDx test was included in the SOLO2 study (NCT01874353) as a diagnostic with olaparib, an oral PARP inhibitor being developed by AstraZeneca.

10/21/2016 12:16 pm

(Myriad) Oct 21, 2016 - Myriad Genetics, Inc., a global leader in personalized medicine, and ION Solutions, a part of AmerisourceBergen, and the largest physician services organization specializing in the support of community oncology, announced today that they have entered into a relationship to deliver quality hereditary cancer test results and services to ION member practices.

10/10/2016 10:21 am

(Yahoo! Finance) Oct 8, 2016 - Myriad Genetics, Inc, a leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, today announced that its myChoice® HRD test identified more than double the number of patients who may benefit from treatment with niraparib than were identified by germline BRCA testing alone.

10/4/2016 12:33 pm

(4-traders) Oct 4, 2016 - Myriad Genetics, Inc. and The US Oncology Network announced today that The Network has selected Myriad Genetic Laboratories as its preferred provider laboratory for hereditary cancer testing.

6/15/2016 11:05 am

(Jagwire/Augusta University) June 13, 2016 - Researchers want to turn the tide by protecting the kidneys while improving cisplatin’s efficacy against cancer.

6/13/2016 12:00 pm

(EHA 2016) June 11, 2016 - Historical survival for patients 18-45 years with ALL is approximately 40%. However the event free survival for ALL patients 18-45 years has improved to 73% following implementation of the NOPHO ALL2008 protocol in July 2008.

6/6/2016 02:22 pm

(Forbes) June 6, 2016 - Myriad is among several companies that are facing a headwind of resistance from, among others, the insurance industry, which has doubts about the value of testing so many genes.

6/5/2016 06:27 pm

(Benzinga) June 5, 2016 - Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, today announced that results from three studies with the Myriad myRisk® Hereditary Cancer test will be featured in podium presentations at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.

6/5/2016 06:00 pm

(Medscape Medical News) June 5, 2016 - Among the best clinical data selected for the plenary session is the CASTOR study, showing impressive progression-free survival in multiple myeloma.

6/2/2016 11:03 am

(Medscape Medical News) June 1, 2016 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the first blood-based genetic test that can detect epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations in non-small cell lung cancer patients.

6/1/2016 11:48 am

(StreetInsider) May 31, 2016 - Strengthens market leading oncology product portfolio with breast cancer prognostic test EndoPredict®.

5/20/2016 11:42 am

(Myriad) May 19, 2016 - Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, today announced a complaint was filed against the Company with the Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of four individuals seeking their genetic testing results.

5/20/2016 11:33 am

(STAT) May 19, 2016 - Genetic testing company Myriad Genetics, the defendant in a landmark Supreme Court case over gene patents, is back in the spotlight — this time, for withholding genetic data from patients.

5/20/2016 06:49 am

(Reuters) May 19, 2016 - The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday filed a complaint with the federal government accusing genetic testing company Myriad Genetics Inc of refusing to provide four patients with personal genetic information they requested, though the company has now provided it.

5/19/2016 12:55 pm

(4-traders) May 18, 2016 - Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced plans to launch a new web portal on ms360.myriad.com that will allow patients to access their personal test results as well as other high-quality tools and ideas to help them make healthcare decisions.

5/19/2016 12:34 pm

(NASDAQ) May 18, 2016 - Data demonstrate expanded utility of the MyRisk® hereditary cancer test.

2/22/2016 01:00 pm

(Managed Care magazine) Feb 22, 2016 - The FDA has approved a new indication expanding the use of palbociclib (Ibrance, Pfizer) 125-mg capsules, a therapy for metastatic breast cancer.

2/22/2016 11:45 am

(EconoTimes) Feb 22, 2016 – Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, today announced a strategic research collaboration with TESARO and Merck, known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada, to help identify potential responders to an investigational combination drug therapy using TESARO's PARP inhibitor (niraparib) plus KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy.

2/17/2016 07:01 am

(AstraZeneca) Feb 17, 2016 - AstraZeneca and MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation (BTD) for durvalumab (MEDI4736), an investigational human monoclonal antibody directed against programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1), for the treatment of patients with PD-L1 positive inoperable or metastatic urothelial bladder cancer whose tumour has progressed during or after one standard platinum-based regimen.

2/12/2016 11:04 am

(The Wistar Institute) Feb 12, 2016 - Scientists from The Wistar Institute have shown that one gene that was once thought only to be found in the brain is also expressed in breast cancer and helps promote the growth and spread of the disease.

2/2/2016 12:01 pm

(TheStreet) Feb 2, 2016 - MabVax Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. announces receipt of notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizing initiation of a Phase I clinical trial with 89Zr-HuMab-5B1 as a new generation PET scan cancer imaging agent in patients with pancreatic cancer.

2/2/2016 12:00 pm

(Kaiser Health News) Feb 2, 2016 - Pennsylvania-based Independence Blue Cross’ announcement that it will cover a complex type of genetic testing for some cancer patients thrusts the insurer into an ongoing debate about how to handle an increasing array of these expensive tests.

1/7/2016 11:38 am

(Yahoo! Finance) Jan 7, 2016 - Prolaris identifies 80 percent more prostate cancer patients eligible for active surveillance.

12/9/2015 01:34 pm

(StreetInsider) Dec 9, 2015 - Myriad Genetics, Inc., a leader in molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, today announced it will highlight three scientific presentations related to its myRisk Hereditary Cancer test at the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) in San Antonio, Texas.

10/7/2015 11:44 am

(Benzinga) Oct 7, 2015 – Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced that it has signed a three-year contract with Tufts Health Plan through which the plan will provide coverage of Prolaris® for members diagnosed with localized prostate cancer. Prolaris is the first and only biopsy test validated against prostate cancer specific mortality.

9/29/2015 10:54 am

(NASDAQ/Zacks.com) Sept 25, 2015 - Myriad Genetics Inc. recently released positive data from three new studies involving its myChoice homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) and Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx companion diagnostic tests and Prolaris Prostate cancer test.

9/14/2015 11:01 am

(Yahoo! Finance) Sept 14, 2015 - Acquires exclusive rights to a novel small molecule drug in phase 2 development for gastric and esophageal cancers.

9/14/2015 10:04 am

(StreetInsider) Sept 14, 2015 - AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) based on the randomized, multi-center, open-label Phase III RESONATE(TM)-2 (PCYC-1115) trial assessing the use of IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) versus chlorambucil in treatment-naive chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients aged 65 years or older.

9/11/2015 12:01 pm

(ASCO in Action) Sept 11, 2015 - On Sept. 10, NDD United sent a joint letter to every Member of Congress calling for halts to cuts in discretionary spending programs, including those that are nondefense discretionary (NDD).

9/9/2015 10:48 am

(TheStreet) Sept 9, 2015 – Myriad Genetics, Inc. today presented two posters on its myPlan® Lung Cancer prognostic test at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 16TH World Conference on Lung Cancer being held in Denver, Colo.

8/19/2015 11:05 am

(Wall Street Journal) Aug 18, 2015 - The first defendant will be arraigned in U.S. federal court next week in connection with an indictment involving Canada Drugs, the Winnipeg-based company accused of selling counterfeit drugs in the U.S.

8/13/2015 12:04 pm

(Myriad) Aug 13, 2015 - Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced that Noridian, the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for Myriad, has issued a final local coverage determination (LCD) for Prolaris®, Myriad's pioneering prognostic test for assessing the aggressiveness of prostate cancer.

7/24/2015 11:02 am

(Brown University) July 23, 2015 - Brown University computer scientists have developed a new interactive tool to help researchers and clinicians explore the genetic underpinnings of cancer.

7/22/2015 12:05 pm

(PharmaTimes [UK]) July 22, 2015 - Merck & Co’s anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda has been approved in Europe for the treatment of advanced skin cancer.

5/29/2015 02:28 pm

(Myriad) May 29, 2015 - Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced new clinical studies on its myChoice HRD companion diagnostic test at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting being held in Chicago, Ill.

5/29/2015 02:27 pm

(Myriad) May 29, 2015 - Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced it will highlight several new clinical studies on its myRisk Hereditary Cancer molecular diagnostic test at the 2015 American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting being held in Chicago, Ill.

5/15/2015 12:31 pm

(MarketWatch) May 15, 2015 - Additional data show Prolaris changed treatment plans in 48 percent of cases.

5/7/2015 12:00 pm

(Medscape Medical News) May 6, 2015 - For patients who do not complete screening tests for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer, rates can be significantly increased when information technology is used to identify and target interventions, according to results from a new study.

5/4/2015 07:13 am

(Wall Street Journal) May 3, 2015 - Nearly two years after the Supreme Court struck down its gene patents, Myriad is fighting to sustain its business model amid growing threats from rivals.

4/22/2015 11:03 am

(DigitalJournal.com) Apr 21, 2015 - Company’s mAbXcite platform showed significant anti-tumor activity in treatment-resistant models of colorectal and breast cancers.

4/21/2015 12:01 pm

(UCCC/In the Lab blog) Apr 20, 2015 - Results presented at AACR 2015 show that orally administering the chemical silibinin, purified from milk thistle, slows the ability of colorectal cancer stem cells to grow the disease.

4/1/2015 12:21 pm

(MarketWatch) Apr 1, 2015 – In an expansion of its companion diagnostic collaboration with AstraZeneca, Myriad’s BRACAnalysis CDx test will be used to prospectively identify which patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer may respond to treatment with Lynparza™ (olaparib).

3/20/2015 11:59 am

(CNBC) Mar 20, 2015 - Myriad Genetics, Inc. today announced that results from the EMPATHY-P clinical study of Prolaris in patients newly diagnosed with prostate cancer will be highlighted at the 30th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology.

3/2/2015 12:00 pm

(MarketWatch) Mar 2, 2015 - Celgene International Sàrl today announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved ABRAXANE® (paclitaxel formulated as albumin-bound nanoparticles, or nab-paclitaxel) in combination with carboplatin for the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in adult patients who are not candidates for potentially curative surgery and/or radiation therapy.

2/26/2015 12:01 pm

(NICE) Feb 25, 2015 - NICE’s first guideline on bladder cancer aims to improve the diagnosis and management of the seventh most common cancer in the UK.

2/23/2015 12:02 pm

(ABC News) Feb 23, 2015 - The revelation that contaminated endoscopes were cleaned according to manufacturer instructions but still allegedly caused seven people to become infected with a deadly drug-resistant bacteria has raised questions about whether the scopes are too difficult to clean.

1/9/2015 11:03 am

(The Daily Mail [UK]) Jan 9, 2015 - A ‘last ditch’ drug for prostate cancer sufferers is to be axed from NHS use.

1/8/2015 10:01 am

(NPR/Shots blog) Jan 8, 2015 - Two medical groups say doctors could replace the Pap smear with a different test to screen many women for cervical cancer.

12/1/2014 06:04 am

(PMLiVE [UK]) Nov 28, 2014 - The European Commission granted marketing authorisation for Vargatef (nintedanib) in combination with docetaxal for use in adult patients with locally advanced, metastatic or locally recurrent non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after first-line chemotherapy.

11/26/2014 10:01 am

(Doctors Lounge/HealthDay News) Nov 25, 2014 - A grading system has been developed for clinically important weight loss (WL) in patients with cancer, which includes the independent prognostic significance of body mass index (BMI) and percent WL, according to research published online Nov. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.