Guardant360 CDx assay receives FDA approval as first liquid biopsy NGS companion diagnostic test

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Guardant360 CDx assay is the first liquid biopsy companion diagnostic test that uses next-generation sequencing technology to receive FDA approval. The assay uses NGS technology to identify patients with specific types of mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor gene in a deadly form of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

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