Identifying and Solving Top Challenges to Oncology Biomarker Testing

David L. Rimm, MD, PhD; Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD

Drs. David Rimm and Roy Herbst identify the top challenges in the area of biomarker testing as well as solutions to these challenges, including availability of sufficient tissue for a large number of biomarker assays, the time some biomarker tests require for completion, the need for a tight association of test results with clinical outcomes, and the development of companion diagnostics for certain immunotherapies.

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