News and events

Precision Oncology Exchange with Dr TJ Slavin
The Precision Oncology Exchange with TJ is a new webinar series that serves as an interactive Q&A forum designed to explore recent oncology research and real-world clinical applications.

Webinar: How ctDNA can assist in critical nonoperative management decisions
Watch an in-depth discussion with Dr Andrea Cercek, lead author of the study, and Dan Edelstein, Vice President and General Manager of Haystack Oncology at Quest Diagnostics, exploring how these results are reshaping cancer care—and what they mean for patients,

Haystack Oncology and Rutgers Cancer Institute Collaborate in a Clinical Study to Examine Haystack MRD as a Guide for Post-Surgical Treatment for Lung Cancer
Haystack Oncology, a Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) company, today announced a research collaboration with the Rutgers Cancer Institute to evaluate the use of Haystack MRD®, a highly sensitive circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) minimal residual disease (MRD) test, to help optimize

FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation for Haystack MRD Circulating Tumor DNA Test from Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for the company’s Haystack MRD® test for identifying MRD-positive patients with stage II colorectal

Mass General Brigham Launches Two Clinical Trials to Study Haystack MRD ctDNA as Guide for Post-surgical Treatment for Two Cancer Types
Haystack Oncology, a Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) company, today announced a research collaboration with Mass General Brigham investigators at Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital, world-renowned centers for head and neck and advanced cutaneous oncology. The research collaboration

Two leading oncologists take a deep dive into how groundbreaking advancements are providing a clearer crystal ball for guiding patient care
Oncologists like Dr Doug Flora and Dr Debra Patt are realists. But when they began to use new tools to find cancer that surgery or treatment might have missed, something exciting happened.
Recent events

Bringing Confidence to ASCO 2026
We’re proud to be part of the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO®) annual meeting, where we’ll present 2 posters featuring new clinical data using Haystack technology.

Join us at the 2026 COA Conference
We’re excited to participate in the 2026 Community Oncology Conference by the Community Oncology Alliance (COA), where leading experts will gather to advance care for cancer patients through science and

Advancing gynecologic cancer care with exceptionally accurate MRD testing
We’re excited to host a booth at the 2026 SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer®. The Haystack MRD® team invites you to join us in San Juan for this important