Bio-Techne nets FDA breakthrough ticket in prostate cancer liquid biopsy
Bio-Techne’s urine test, designed to track down the exosomes and genomic markers released from prostate cancer cells, has received a breakthrough device designation from the FDA for ruling out unnecessary tissue biopsies.
The company describes its ExoDx Prostate IntelliScore test as the first liquid biopsy to receive breakthrough status for targeting exosomes, which are the small capsules released by cells carrying molecular cargo related to cell waste.
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