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COMBIMATRIX TO LAUNCH NON-INVASIVE CANCER SCREENING TEST.

Publication: Biotech Business
Publication Date: 01-APR-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX) Mukilteo, Wash., has announced positive preliminary data on its investigational Comprehensive Cancer Array (CCA) test showing it can non- invasively screen for the early detection of cancer. The study focused on prostate, colon, ovarian, breast, and lung cancers, as these five cancers comprise roughly 85% of all solid tumors in the United States.

Preliminary data using serum from cancer-free patients and patients with cancer at various stages (stage 1 to stage 4) were presented. CombiMatrix used a comprehensive micro RNA (miRNA, a recently discovered type of nucleic acid) array built on its CustomArray(tm) platform to perform this study. The study's key demonstration was...

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