Biomarker Commons

Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), provider of innovative genetics research and biomarker solutions to advance molecular medicine, has announced the launch of a new pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) array aimed at improving the chances of successful in-vitro fertilisation (IVF).

The array detects chromosome number abnormalities (aneuploidy) across all 24 human chromosomes using DNA amplified from a single cell from an early-stage embryo. This allows selection of an embryo with a normal chromosomal content.

Arno Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB:ARNI), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of oncology therapeutics, recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Veridex, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, to develop a diagnostic test to detect the presence of activated progesterone receptors (APRs) as a potential biomarker of anti-progestin activity in circulating tumor cells (CTCs).

Cancer Genetics, Inc. (OTCQB: CGIX) ("CGI" or the "Company"), a leader in oncology-focused personalized medicine, has entered into an agreement with MultiPlan, Inc. (“MultiPlan”), the industry’s most comprehensive provider of healthcare cost management solutions.

MET protein levels correlate strongly with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) phenotype, a treatment-resistant type of colorectal cancer and may be used as a surrogate biomarker, according to new research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

The study results, which compared MET protein expression with protein/gene expression of EMT markers and evaluated impact on survival, were released recently at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Matrix-Bio Inc., a diagnostics company that uses metabolite profiling to detect cancer and other diseases, has signed an exclusive agreement with the Purdue Research Foundation optioning metabolite biomarker technology and eight patent applications to evaluate the commercial potential of cancer diagnostics tests based on the technologies.