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Rosetta Genomics (ROSG), Sheba Medical Center Enter MicroRNA-Based BiomarkerResearch Collaboration

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Rosetta Genomics Enters Research Collaboration using microRNA Biomarkers to Predict Response to Leading Immuno-Oncology Drug Nivolumab in Lung Cancer Patients

November 21, 2016 8:00 AM EST

PHILADELPHIA & REHOVOT, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rosetta Genomics Ltd. (NASDAQ: ROSG), a leading developer and provider of microRNA-based and other molecular diagnostics, announces that the Company has entered into a research agreement with Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer, Israel, to develop a microRNA-based signature to predict response to Nivolumab, an immunotherapy drug marketed as Opdivo®, which is approved for the treatment of lung cancer patients.

The prospective study, Circulating microRNA Biomarkers for Lung Cancer Patient Response to the Drug Nivolumab when Administered as Second Line, will be led by Jair Bar, M.D., Deputy... More