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A new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer in a single blood draw is now available in the United States with a prescription.
And it’s all thanks to a biotech firm with strong ties to the Triangle.
The test, called Galleri, is developed by the California-based biotech firm GRAIL, which is building a manufacturing facility in Research Triangle Park.
With a list price of $949, it’s being hailed as “groundbreaking.”
“Finding cancer early, when treatment is more likely to be successful, is one of the most significant opportunities we have to reduce the burden of cancer,” said Joshua Ofman, M.D., chief medical officer and head of external affairs at GRAIL.