The Importance of Companion Diagnostics

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Tadd Lazarus, MD, Chief Medical Officer, QIAGEN, discusses the importance of companion diagnostics.

Tadd Lazarus, MD, Chief Medical Officer, QIAGEN, discusses the importance of companion diagnostics.

Clinical Pearls I

- Diagnostics provide the foundation of care. Companion diagnostics are no exception.

- Today, about 45% of oncology drugs in the pipeline have a corresponding biomarker. Ten years ago, that number was 5-10%.

Clinical Pearls II

- Companion diagnostics allow clinicians to select the group of patients that will most likely respond to that drug.

- New drugs often have a better safety profile compared with older drugs but must be used selectively due to cost and other factors.

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