There are very few companies that offer multigene testing on tumour sample, as oncologists yet to recognise the value of such tests. As the technology has evolved the prices of genetic testing has also been dropped drastically. A gene testing costing more than 1000 USD now costs few dollars. Technology is evolving at a breathtaking pace. Sequencing a human genome was first performed for about $3 billion dollars in 2003, yet currently, costs about $1000.
Because of this rapid evolution, defining the best technology for patients is a moving target. Also, the availability of tests was an issue, sending samples to the US or European countries increases the costs. But now with many genetic companies coming into India the costs are drastically bought down. Oncologists are yet to recognise the value of Multigene testing, especially by NGS platform. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA),…
