When developing critical assays, such as liquid biopsy-based cancer tests and pre-natal genetic screening kits, the composition of blood collection tu…

With the FDA clearance of several assays, liquid biopsy moves closer toward the goal of making this screening method a standard of care. Liquid biopsy…

Liquid biopsy is a diagnostic technique where bodily fluids are examined for biomarkers that suggest disease. In recent years, liquid biopsy has been …

Human blood is packed with genetic information found in circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and cell-free RNA (RNA). Liquid biopsy takes advantage of th…

Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a draft guidance regarding the use of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for early-stage …

The goal of liquid biopsy moved closer to reality in past weeks. Liquid biopsy is the use of a bodily fluid to collect information from a distant site…

Streck’s Cell-Free DNA BCT® was used in a groundbreaking research study detailing the early detection of cancer utilizing a blood draw. Researc…

A recent publication from the BloodPAC group seeks to standardize pre-analytical variables for liquid biopsies. Titled “Minimum Technical Data Eleme…

When choosing between glass or plastic blood collection tubes designed to maintain the cell-free DNA population, there is an often overlooked aspect w…