- Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN) and AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) expand their companion diagnostic collaboration using Myriad's BRACAnalysis CDx test to prospectively identify patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer who may respond to treatment with AZN's Lynparza (olaparib).
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BRACAnalysis CDx is an in vitro diagnostic device that detects and classifies variants of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes using genomic DNA from whole blood specimens. The FDA approved it in December 2014 as a companion diagnostic for Lynparza for ovarian cancer.