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February 22, 2024

New Paper Finds Barriers to Equitable Discovery and Implementation of Pharmacogenomic Testing in Cancer Care Despite its Power to Improve Patient Outcomes

A new paper released today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds that while incorporating pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing into cancer care can help improve patient outcomes, barriers to PGx testing, discovery, and implementation are impacting its adoption and creating disparities that impact diverse populations.


 
February 6, 2024

Senate Votes to Remove Barriers to Precision Treatments

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – This afternoon, the Indiana Senate passed Senate Bill 273, which would ensure biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments, is covered by more insurance plans in the Hoosier state

February 5, 2024

Biomarker Testing Bill Fails to Advance

Cancer patients, survivors, their families and caregivers from throughout Washington gathered at the Capitol on Monday to ask legislators to support House Bill 1450, which would have expanded insurance coverage of biomarker testing and made sure as many state residents as possible have access to this technology. They were disappointed to learn that the bill did not advance through House Appropriations and so instead turned their efforts and advocacy to the 2025 session.