Thermo fisher scientific partners with astrazeneca to develop solid tissue and blood-based companion diagnostic test for tagrisso

Carlsbad, calif.--( business wire )--as part of a global, multiyear agreement, thermo fisher scientific today announced it is working with astrazeneca to develop a solid tissue and blood-based companion diagnostic (cdx) test for tagrisso (osimertinib). the cdx will help identify patients with non-small cell lung cancer (nsclc) who may be eligible for treatment with tagrisso by identifying tumors that exhibit epidermal growth factor receptor (egfr) alterations including exon 21 l858r mutations, exon 19 deletions or t790m mutations.
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