Biomarkers

R&D

The Parkinson's disease field is increasingly moving toward biologically defined disease frameworks using molecular biomarkers.

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A new R&D project will try to develop assays for LRRK2, a biomarker linked to Parkinson's that has emerged as a major drug target in the disease.

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Advances in therapeutics are outpacing the development of diagnostics due to policy and payment barriers, holding back effective, targeted care.

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An international trial has started to see if a simple finger-prick blood test could predict Alzheimer's before symptoms start.

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ESMO guidance on the validation and clinical use of AI-based biomarkers in oncology aims to strike a balance between caution and over-reliance.

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Procyon is hoping to launch a diagnostic test next year that will be able to detect people at risk of pancreatic cancer from a urine sample.