DNA or RNA analysis that examines genes for mutations and other genomic changes present in a cancer cell. This testing usually requires a solid tissue sample.
Liquid Biopsy Testing: A test done on a sample of blood to look for cancer cells from a tumor that are circulating in the blood or pieces of free-floating DNA. Liquid biopsy can only detect a fraction of the genes that NGS can detect, but is much faster and can provide important data on known mutated genes of interest.
Perthera uses comprehensive molecular testing to identify actionable changes in a cancer cell’s genome.