Monksdream
6 months ago
The American biotechnology company Guardant Health, which produces liquid biopsy tests to detect cancer from mutations and other modifications in blood samples,[1] was co-founded by Helmy Eltoukhy and AmirAli Talasaz during 2012–2013.[2][3] According to John Dorfman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Talasaz and Eltoukhy discovered a technique which "involves detecting and monitoring tumor fragments circulating in the patient's bloodstream", as an alternative to traditional tissue biopsies.[4] The duo met at Stanford University in 2002 and worked together at Illumina, until Talasaz left in 2012.[5]
Trooperstocks
7 months ago
$GH -Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant is transforming patient care by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and helping doctors select the best treatment for patients with advanced cancer.
Trooperstocks
7 months ago
$GH Guardant Health Inc NASDAQ -Guardant Health to present real-world data supporting performance of Shield™ blood test for colorectal cancer screening at 2024 Digestive Disease Week
May 16 2024 - 8:05AM
Guardant Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GH), a leading precision oncology company, today announced it will present data from two real-world studies at the 2024 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) meeting in Washington, DC, highlighting the value of the company’s Shield™ test in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening.
“One in three eligible American adults have not been screened for CRC, in part because the currently available methods are unpleasant or inconvenient,” said AmirAli Talasaz, co-CEO of Guardant Health. “The data we will share at DDW underscores the important role that our Shield blood test can have in both improving screening rates and in detecting more colorectal cancer at an early stage, when it is most treatable. We look forward to sharing this important data at DDW.”
DewDiligence
2 years ago
GH—(-34%/AH)—reports_results_of “Shield” ctDNA—(liquid biopsy)—diagnostic_for colorectal cancer:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/guardant-health-announces-positive-results-211600504.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-guardant-dna-blood-test-220041937.html
GH’s data aren’t bad, but they aren’t as good as those for EXAS’s Cologuard, which is based on a stool sample rather than a blood sample.
EXAS is +24%/AH, adding about $2B(!) to its market cap.
In #msg-168735158 (from May 2022), I said: Although GH says Shield is as good as EXAS’ Cologuard and MYNZ’s ColoAlert, I find it hard to believe that a blood test can be as sensitive for CRC (and precancerous lesions) as a stool-based test.I stand by that.