Gencurix Obtains Approval for Companion Diagnostic of Digital PCR-based EGFR Mutation Test
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SEOUL, South Korea, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gencurix , a leading cancer molecular diagnostics company, has obtained approval from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its Droplex EGFR Mutation Test v2.
Key Points:
- SEOUL, South Korea, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gencurix , a leading cancer molecular diagnostics company, has obtained approval from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its Droplex EGFR Mutation Test v2.
- This product is a companion diagnostic test designed to detect EGFR mutations commonly found in NSCLC patients and guide the selection of appropriate targeted anticancer therapies based on the test results.
- Compared to existing EGFR mutation tests using RT-PCR, this product demonstrates significantly higher sensitivity.
- This is the second EGFR mutation test for which Gencurix has obtained approval.