First blood test for dozens of hereditary cancers approved by FDA
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First blood test for dozens of hereditary cancers approved by FDA
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Re: First blood test for dozens of hereditary cancers approved by FDA
#2Direct link to FDA announcement:
https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-gran...
Re: First blood test for dozens of hereditary cancers approved by FDA
#3For clarification, it tests for 47 genes which are associated with increased risk of cancer. It doesn’t help tell you whether or not you have cancer, in contrast to blood tests like Galleri, which can do that.
Re: First blood test for dozens of hereditary cancers approved by FDA
#4For anyone not reading the article, it's done via "next-generation sequencing" of DNA in the blood.
Re: First blood test for dozens of hereditary cancers approved by FDA
#5While this is fantastic, aren't these genes identified by 23andme other low-cost DNA tests? I'm sure they do the BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants.
Or are there many more variants in this test?
Re: First blood test for dozens of hereditary cancers approved by FDA
#6This is great! I got the Invitae test (due to this: https://jakeseliger.com/2023/07/22/i-am-dying-of-squamous-ce...), and, from what I understand, FDA approval means it'll be covered by insurance.
I've been told by oncologists that blood testing is presently the wild west of cancer profiling. Getting blood testing like CARIS: https://www.carislifesciences.com/products-and-services/mole... or Guardant360: https://guardanthealth.com/products/tests-for-patients-with-... approved seems important from an insurance standpoint.
Re: First blood test for dozens of hereditary cancers approved by FDA
#7I suppose then that Theranos was never really viable based on the technology back then, as this seems to use "next-generation sequencing" tech.
Re: First blood test for dozens of hereditary cancers approved by FDA
#8Invitae has done some good work scaling up genetic testing and increasing its accessibility, but tried to play a risky high growth game and paid the price when the economic landscape started to shift. Hopefully their efforts aren't lost if the company doesn't survive in its current form long-term.
Re: First blood test for dozens of hereditary cancers approved by FDA
#9I suppose then that Theranos was never really viable based on the technology back then, as this seems to use "next-generation sequencing" tech.
It looks like Invitae is a full blood draw, done with a phlebotomist, not a microfluidic pin-prick invention.
Re: First blood test for dozens of hereditary cancers approved by FDA
#10If interested, there's already DNA Genetic testing that screens for many conditions (more? Not sure about overlap). No blood draw necessary, only saliva. They also screen for partners who are hoping to conceive. Contact a Genetic Counselor.