UofL Health’s Brown Cancer Center first in the nation to offer first-of-its-kind tumor test

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — UofL Health’s Brown Cancer Center is the first in the nation to offer a new type of testing.

It’s offering patients access to a first-of-its-kind, FDA-approved solid tumor test known as Illumina TruSight Oncology Comprehensive, performed entirely on-site at UofL’s Next Generation Sequencing Lab, according to a news release.

The new tool scans a “sliver of tumor tissue” for mutations by evaluating the DNA and RNA of the tumor…

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