
Guardant scores FDA approval for liquid biopsy test
In a phone interview, Guardant Health CEO Helmy Eltoukhy said he expected the approval to encourage coverage by those payers still on the sidelines.
In a phone interview, Guardant Health CEO Helmy Eltoukhy said he expected the approval to encourage coverage by those payers still on the sidelines.
The study, by US and Korean researchers, found Guardant360's detection of MSI-H/dMMR "highly concordant" with that of standard tissue biopsy, including in a subset of gastric cancer patients who responded to immunotherapy.
The company, which has already raised more than $500 million in venture capital funding, would trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GH."