Adaptive Biotechnologies, Amgen use clonoSEQ as preferred MRD test

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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. entered into a global agreement with Amgen to use Adaptive’s next-generation sequencing-based clonoSEQ Assay to assess minimal residual disease across multiple drug development programs within the Amgen hematology portfolio.

Under the four-year agreement, Adaptive will receive annual development fees in addition to sequencing payments and regulatory milestones in exchange for providing MRD testing and analysis for ongoing and future clinical trials.

The partnership, which began in 2016 to assess MRD in acute lymphoblastic leukemia, demonstrates the increasing utility of MRD assessment in the clinic. Adaptive will leverage data generated under this partnership to continue building robust evidence that supports MRD as a validated measure of patient outcomes across multiple novel treatments and blood cancers.

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