Agilent PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx Receives CE-IVD Mark as a Companion Diagnostic Test in Advanced or Metastatic Gastric, Gastroesophageal Junction, or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Agilent PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx Receives CE-IVD Mark as a Companion Diagnostic Test in Advanced or Metastatic Gastric, Gastroesophageal Junction, or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has received CE-IVD mark approval for the PD-L1 IHC 28-8 pharmDx to guide options for the first-line treatment of adult patients with HER2-negative advanced or metastatic gastric, gastroesophageal junction, or esophageal cancers.

Gastric (stomach) cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer death worldwide, with over 1,000,000 new cases and approximately 770,000 deaths in 2020.1 Esophageal cancer is the seventh most common cancer and the sixth leading cause of death from cancer worldwide, with approximately 600,000 new cases and over 540,000 deaths in 2020. 1 Together with cancers of the gastroesophageal junction, they constitute an important – and growing – global health concern. Read more