Optimising next-generation oncology treatments with companion diagnostics

By Kevin Robinson | Published: 23-Jun-2025
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With tissue-based companion diagnostics (CDx) emerging as critical tools to precisely match patients to advanced treatments, cancer treatment has been revolutionised by the emergence of targeted therapies

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Dr Kevin Robinson (KSR) spoke to Jessica Baumann (JB), Medical Director, Companion Diagnostics and Advanced Assays, Leica Biosystems (pictured), to find out how technologies like multiplexing, spatial profiling and AI are driving this evolution.

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