22098004@unknown@formal@none@1@S@Mr. Turner said the test will be shipped in 45 days to hospitals and clinical laboratories.@@@@1@16@@oe@2-2-2013
22098005@unknown@formal@none@1@S@Dr. Wyndham Wilson, a cancer treatment specialist at the National Cancer Institute, said the test is widely used in research centers but isn't having a major impact because it is only occasionally useful in choosing the most effective treatment.@@@@1@39@@oe@2-2-2013
22098006@unknown@formal@none@1@S@But the test may prove to be more sensitive in determining whether a tumor has spread or returned following treatment, Dr. Wilson said.@@@@1@23@@oe@2-2-2013
22098007@unknown@formal@none@1@S@"We don't know yet how useful it's going to be," he said.@@@@1@12@@oe@2-2-2013
22098008@unknown@formal@none@1@S@Oncor, a six-year-old developer of genetic medical tests, projects that the cancer test will help it to post its first-ever profit during the first quarter of 1990, Mr. Turner said.@@@@1@30@@oe@2-2-2013
22098009@unknown@formal@none@1@S@The company will charge $35 for a test and projects about $2 million in revenue from the test during the first 12 months of marketing, he said.@@@@1@27@@oe@2-2-2013
22099001@unknown@formal@none@1@S@Unilab Corp., Norcross, Ga., said it acquired the clinical laboratories of closely held Central Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. in a cash and securities transaction valued at $85 million.@@@@1@27@@oe@2-2-2013
22099002@unknown@formal@none@1@S@Unilab said its wholly owned MetWest Inc. unit paid $25 million in cash, provided $30 million in notes and $30 million in preferred stock to acquire Central's labs in the Western U.S.@@@@1@32@@oe@2-2-2013
22099003@unknown@formal@none@1@S@Unilab, which provides clinical laboratory services, competed with Central, based in Tarzana, Calif., in a number of areas.@@@@1@18@@oe@2-2-2013
22099004@unknown@formal@none@1@S@Beyond removing a competitor, the combination should provide "synergies," said Fred Harlow, Unilab's chief financial officer.@@@@1@16@@oe@2-2-2013
22099005@unknown@formal@none@1@S@It also will hand Unilab new markets.@@@@1@7@@oe@2-2-2013
22099006@unknown@formal@none@1@S@In Los Angeles, for example, Central has had a strong market position while Unilab's presence has been less prominent, according to Mr. Harlow.@@@@1@23@@oe@2-2-2013