
|Videos|September 18, 2014
Dr. Lazarus Discusses Companion Diagnostics
Author(s)Tadd Lazarus, MD
Tadd Lazarus, MD, Chief Medical Officer, QIAGEN, provides an overview of companion diagnostics.
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Tadd Lazarus, MD, Chief Medical Officer, QIAGEN, provides an overview of companion diagnostics.
Diagnostics provide the foundation of care, Lazarus says, and companion diagnostics are no exception. Ten years ago, 5-10% of drugs in the pipeline had a corresponding biomarker – today, up to 45% of drugs do.
Companion diagnostics allow clinicians to select the group of patients that will most likely respond to that drug. New drugs, Lazarus says, often have a better safety profile compared with older drugs but must be used selectively due to cost and other factors.
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