RMD - New Launches 

  

COBAS® 4800:  COBAS® X480  +  COBAS® Z480

  • COBAS® X480 : Sample Prep
  • COBAS® Z480 : Amplification and Detection

System Description

  • COBAS® X480 performs fully automated extraction directly from primary vials and automated PCR  setup
  • COBAS® Z480 performs amplification and detection (analyzer)
  • Only one user intervention required for microwell plate transfer

 

TheraScreen EGFR29 Mutation & K-RAS Mutation Tests 

EGFR

  • A critical biomarker in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
  • Detects 29 of the most frequent EGFR mutations 

K-RAS

  • A critical biomarker in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC)
  • Detects seven of the most frequent K-RAS mutations

  

“The TheraScreen®: K-RAS Mutation Kit is intended “ to aid doctors to identify colorectal cancer patients who may not benefit from anti-EGFR therapies such as cetuximab or panitumumab.”