Biocept Announces the Launch of its Liquid Biopsy Test to Detect TRK Biomarkers in the Blood of Patients Diagnosed with Cancer
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Precision medicine in oncology continues to evolve as the number of clinically validated biomarkers to determine treatment pathways for specific tumor types is growing. Genomic profiling has identified fusions of the NTRK gene, involving either NTRK1, NTRK2 or NTRK3, which encode for the protein receptors TRKA, TRKB and TRKC, respectively1. The presence of TRK proteins has been associated with more aggressive cancer in certain tumor types, such as lung cancer2. Currently, for qualified patients with NTRK fusions, there are two approved first-generation TRK inhibitor therapies on the market, Vitrakvi® (larotrectinib) and Rozlytrek® (entrectinib), which are associated with high clinical response rates (>75%)3. While the prevalence of NTRK fusions is low, they can be found across a broad range of tumor types, therefore testing patients for this family of biomarkers may be warranted4.
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References:
- A. Drilon, et al. Efficacy of Larotrectinib in TRK Fusion-Positive Cancers in Adults and Children. N Engl J Med. 378:731-739, 2018.
- A. Lange, et al. Inhibiting TRK Proteins in Clinical Cancer Therapy. Cancers (
Basel ) 2018 Apr; 10(4): 105. - E. Coco, et al. NTRK Fusion-Positive Cancers and TRK Inhibitor Therapy. Nat Rev
Clin Oncol 15: 737-747, 2018. Matthew Stenger , Larotrectinib for Solid Tumors With NTRK Gene Fusions.The ASCO Post . Dec, 2018.- J. Hechtman, et al. Pan-Trk Immunohistochemistry is an Efficient and Reliable Screen for the Detection of NTRK Fusions. Am J Surg Pathol. 2017 Nov; 41(11): 1547–1551.
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