Guardant Health Introduces Major Smart Liquid Biopsy Upgrade to Market-Leading Guardant360® Test, Further Extending Its Best-in-Class Performance
- Running on Guardant Infinity™ smart liquid biopsy platform, new Guardant360 test covers over 10 times more genes, including all guideline-recommended genomic biomarkers across advanced solid tumors, and quantifies tumor burden with 10 times higher sensitivity
- Upgraded test covered by Medicare and major private payers for comprehensive genomic profiling of all advanced solid tumors
The expanded number of biomarkers identified by the upgraded Guardant360 test includes all guideline-recommended genomic biomarkers across advanced solid tumors and emerging biomarkers that may impact treatment planning in the future. The test runs on the Guardant Infinity smart liquid biopsy platform, which uses a novel genomic and epigenomic sequencing technology that provides exceptional sensitivity and accurately quantifies disease burden tumor fraction at 10 times lower levels than the previous version of Guardant360. Results are provided in 7 to 10 days.
“Guardant360 is the leading liquid biopsy test for patients with advanced cancer, and this major upgrade through our Guardant Infinity smart liquid biopsy platform enables us to give oncologists a much more complete view of cancer,” said
The updated Guardant360 test is covered for Medicare fee-for-service patients with advanced solid tumor cancers as a standalone service, based on coverage conveyed by
Guardant360 tests have been used by more than 15,000 oncologists and are widely accepted for blood-based comprehensive genomic profiling, with more than 500 peer-reviewed publications and over 500,000 tests performed to date.
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