26 Mar New Technology Aims To Diagnosis Cancer From Drop of Saliva

MedicalResearch.com Interview with:

Dr. David Wong

Dr. David Wong D.M.D, D.M.S.C
Professor
Associate Dean for Research
Director for UCLA Center for Oral/Head & Neck Oncology Research (COOR)
Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Chair in Dentistry
UCLA

MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?

Dr. Wong: The EFIRM technology is an electrochemical technology developed for the optimal detection of saliva targets for molecular diagnostics.

It is a multiplexible platform (nucleic acid and proteins) that has sensitivity and specificity that comparable with PCR and luminex-based assays. It permits direct target detection in bio-samples without processing.

MedicalResearch.com: What should clinicians and patients take away from your report?

Dr. Wong: A set of technologies that will provide clinicians and patients with point of care capabilities to monitor health and early detection of diseases none/minimal invasively, affordably including low resource settings.

MedicalResearch.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this study?

Dr. Wong: Explore the ability to perform comprehensive cancer screening/risk assessment non-invasively via a drop of blood or saliva.

MedicalResearch.com: Is there anything else you would like to add?

Dr. Wong: The holy grails of diagnostics is non-invasiveness.

Saliva fulfills that goal. The basic and translational sciences are credentialing the use of saliva for unmet clinical needs. 

MedicalResearch.com: Thank you for your contribution to the MedicalResearch.com community.

Citation:

Saliva Liquid Biopsy for Cancer Detection

2016 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE Meeting
Friday, February 12, 2016: 3:00 PM-4:30 PM
David Wong, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

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Last Updated on March 26, 2016 by Marie Benz MD FAAD