CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foundation Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:FMI) and its collaborators presented new data in a variety of tumor types at the 2016 United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting taking place March 12-18 in Seattle. The data further strengthens the growing body of evidence across various cancers in support of integrating comprehensive genomic profiling with FoundationOne® into the clinical pathology assessments of cancer patients to help inform targeted therapy utilization and improve patient care. The data presented underscore an urgent need for innovative solutions capable of accurately informing therapeutic options based on unique genomic alterations found within each patient’s tumor. Oncology case reports and series have indicated positive responses to targeted therapies for certain rare tumor types, and additional evidence supporting clinical utility is evolving to support payor coverage.
