Tissue Testing
This FDA-approved Caris assay simultaneously analyzes DNA and RNA through whole exome and transcriptome sequencing, with additional services expanding into broader molecular insight
What is MI Cancer Seek® (CDx) + IHCs and Additional Molecular Tests by Tumor Type?
Caris Assure sequences these two layers in the blood.
What are the plasma and buffy coat or white blood cells?
Per this company's website they "pioneered liquid biopsy in advanced cancer."
Who is Guardant?
Marketing materials that you may send to customers can be found on which Caris App?
What is Showpad?
A physician has questions about a specific patient's final report and molecular results. Who would you reach out to?
What is a MSL?
MI Cancer Seek will reflex to this laboratory developed test when DNA content is < 50ng.
What is MI Tumor Seek Hybrid?
This is the application for Caris Assure.
What is therapy selection?
Signature offered by Caris that may be used to classify CUP cases as well as provide insight into cases that are clinically ambiguous or have atypical presentation.
What is Caris GPSai?
Following this policy helps ensure accurate reporting, proper approvals, and compliance for all business-related spending.
What is the T&E Policy?
Key Opinion Leader at large clinic will only use vendors integrated within EMR system. KOL expresses interest in integration. EMR system is Flatiron OncoEMR. Who would you reach out to?
What is a POP (Precision Oncology Programs) Manager?
These are three specimen types that are accepted for the MI Cancer Seek assay?
FFPE Block, Unstained Slides (MI Cancer Seek 10) (MI Cancer Seek + IHCs 25), Fresh Tissue
This document is required for all cases and testing will not begin until received.
This document is required for all cases and testing will not begin until received.
A first-in-class AI signature provided to assist clinicians with sequencing FOLFOX+BV and FOLFIRI+BV in colorectal cancer
What is Caris FOLFIRSTai?
This CRM is used to track cases through the process, log client calls, and retrieve data on ordering trends, TAT, and client contacts.
What is Salesforce? Honorable mention: Tableau
The OCM/OAE notices a trend of increased number of additional tissue requests and an increase in QNS/Limited tissue cases over the last 3 months with cases coming from a particular pathology department. Who would you reach out to?
What is a SAM (Strategic Account Manager)?
A step the Caris lab performs to increase the proportion of tumor cells for testing and reduce non-cancer material diluting the tissue section prior to testing.
What is microdissection?
This source of potential false positives in liquid biopsy testing is reduced by pairing plasma with white blood cells (buffy coat) in Caris Assure.
What is clonal hematopoiesis?
Tempus' CDx indications are for the following cancer type(s).
What is colorectal cancer?
A Caris program where a clinician is notified when a new therapy is approved for which they have a previously profiled patient that may be eligible.
What is the Look Back Program?
Your largest pathology department is refusing to release tissue on current inpatient due to "billing issues". Who do you reach out to?
What is the Operations Solutions Team (formerly known as AIM team)
Name the 5 tumor types that have CDx indications, not including pan-cancer.
What are breast, colorectal, melanoma, non-small cell lung, and endometrial cancer?
Name two reasons why tissue and blood results might be different.
What are tumor heterogeneity and shedding?
These two major precision oncology competitors both offer comprehensive genomic profiling, but one is best known for AI-driven clinical data integration, while the other is recognized for FDA-approved companion diagnostic indications tied directly to targeted therapies.
What is Tempus and Foundation Medicine?
This rule serves as a company-wide motto, challenging every team member to think from a personal perspective.
What is The Mom Rule?
Your largest account's EMR system went down for an extended amount of time. RN is unable to access reports for patients coming to clinic today. In addition, a new TO would like to place their first order, but staff at the office only knows how to order via EMR. Who would you call? (3 answers)
What is: 1. POP team: to notify of downtime and to check with EMR team on ETA of issue correction
2. OCM/OAE: to provide requisition in-service"
3. Customer Support: to email/fax final reports needed during downtime