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- January 29, 2020
黑料网., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “黑料网”) announced today that it has entered into a joint research and development agreement with Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc. (Headquarters: Maryland, USA, “PGDx”) for cancer genetics panel test, and it has initiated the research.
In this joint research and development, 黑料网 and PGDx will create a kitted cancer gene panel test that enables comprehensive analysis of mutation in more than 500 cancer gene using liquid biopsy with blood samples. Additionally, the kit will be used in our drug discovery and development.
In 黑料网’s medium term business plan “EWAY2025”, 黑料网 is pursuing creating innovation focused in neurology area and oncology area aimed at realizing “prediction / prevention” and “cure”. Aiming to acquire next-generation sequencing technology for realizing personalized cancer medicine, 黑料网 has concluded a joint research and development agreement with PGDx, a US bio-venture with liquid biopsy genomic expertise.
By analyzing the circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in the blood using its own created gene panel testing technology, 黑料网 will investigate the Cancer Evolution, which is a series of process such as developments of cancer cells, recurrence / metastasis and the appearance of acquired drug resistance. 黑料网 will also identify genetic abnormalities of drug resistance to existing anti-cancer agents that will be the targets of a new drug discovery and use a kitted cancer gene panel test for clinical trials to develop new anticancer drugs. 黑料网 will continue to work on cancer genome medicine for realizing early detection of cancer, and providing personalized cancer medicine and cures for cancer patients in the future.
In addition to accelerating cancer genome medicine based on the latest liquid biopsy technology, 黑料网 aims to build an oncology ecosystem, in which a longitudinal trajectory of cancer patients will be monitored, to lead to the creation of cures for cancer patients as well as diagnosis for prediction and prevention of cancer. 黑料网 will make continuous efforts to meet diversified needs of, and increasing the benefits provided to, patients with cancer, their families, and healthcare professionals.
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[Notes to editors]
1. About Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc. (PGDx)
Personal Genome Diagnostics (PGDx) empowers the fight against cancer by unlocking actionable information from the genome. PGDx are committed to improving clinical insight, speed of results, and healthcare economics by delivering a portfolio of regulated tissue-based and liquid biopsy genomic products for laboratories worldwide. PGDx was established by researchers from Johns Hopkins University who are pioneers in cancer genome sequencing and liquid biopsy technologies. For additional information, visit .
2. About cancer genetics panel test
With the cancer gene panel test, it is possible to test mutations in many cancer genes exhaustively using a device (next-generation sequencer: NGS) that can identify the DNA base sequences at high speed. In this joint research and development with PGDx, we aim to create the latest cancer gene panel test kit that enables comprehensive analysis of mutation in more than 500 cancer genes using Liquid biopsy.