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TEST:
MSI-IVD Kit

Type:
Other Approval
Related tests:

Details

Evidence
The FALCO kit detects MSI-High status with DNA isolated only from a patient’s tumor tissue, without corresponding submission of a blood sample, using multiplex PCR fragment analysis with Promega designed five mononucleotide repeat markers, which are less susceptible to genetic polymorphisms. The clinical performance study conducted for the kit confirmed the detection capability of MSI-High in 16 different cancer types for stomach, uterine, breast, pancreas, etc. other than colorectal cancer.
Cancer:
Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Uterine Cancer
Gene:
MSI (Microsatellite instability)
Drug:
Keytruda (pembrolizumab)