Myriad's Ovarian Cancer Test Proves Its Mettle as Tesaro Companion Dx
Executive Summary
Myriad’s myChoice HRD test has demonstrated its ability to identify more than twice as many ovarian cancer patients who may benefit from treatment with Tesaro’s drug investigational drug niraparib, compared with patient stratification by germline-BRCA testing alone.
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