METAMARK GENETICS INC. said that Palmetto GBA issued final local coverage determination for ProMark, a proteomic prognostic test for early-stage prostate cancer. The finalized ProMark LCD is effective Oct. 10, 2016, and approves Medicare reimbursement coverage for eligible prostate cancer patients to help determine which patients can be conservatively managed rather than treated with definitive...
With little fanfare, Anthony Letai, a highly respected physician-scientist, was sworn in as the 18th director of the National Cancer Institute on Sept. 29. Then, two days later, on Oct. 1, the government shut down.
