Molecular pathology & genomics

The molecular answer your oncology decision depends on.

Every cancer leaves a print.

Comprehensive genomic profiling, ctDNA and residual-disease monitoring, pharmacogenomics and digital pathology — assembled into one report a tumour board can act on, in Vietnamese and English.

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Four assays — genomic profile, ctDNA, immunohistochemistry and the whole-slide scan — converging into a single signed report Genomic profile 523 genes · SNV, CNV, fusion ctDNA & MRD Serial draws · VAF trend IHC & ISH Protein & copy number Whole-slide scan 40× digital pathology EGFR L858R Signed out by a pathologist
ISO 15189 quality system Bilingual reporting — Vietnamese & English BHYT claim codes on every report Molecular tumour board review

Services

What we test, and what you get back

Every assay below is reported through one case record, so a result never arrives as a loose page somebody has to reconcile by hand.

Comprehensive genomic profiling

Targeted next-generation sequencing across the actionable landscape of solid tumours, from FFPE tissue.

  • SNV, indel, copy number and fusion in one run
  • Tumour mutational burden and microsatellite status
  • Variant tiering to AMP/ASCO/CAP

ctDNA & residual disease

Circulating tumour DNA from blood, with serial draws tracked against a baseline so a trend is visible rather than inferred.

  • Personalised assay designed from the baseline tumour
  • Every result carries its limit of detection
  • Longitudinal MRD monitoring

Immunohistochemistry & ISH

Protein expression and copy-number confirmation on the bench, read on the scanner and recorded against the same case.

  • Predictive and diagnostic panels
  • Dual-colour in-situ hybridisation
  • AI-proposed counts, confirmed by a pathologist

Pharmacogenomics

Dose-critical genotypes read before the first cycle, not after a reaction — with the limitation stated in plain language.

  • DPYD, TPMT, NUDT15, UGT1A1
  • Activity scores and dosing guidance
  • Ancestry limitations stated, never silently passed

Digital pathology

Whole-slide scanning at diagnostic resolution, so a second opinion does not depend on couriering glass.

  • 40× whole-slide imaging
  • Region-of-interest annotation
  • Slides viewable alongside the molecular result

Molecular tumour board

Complex cases reviewed by a panel before release, with each member's position recorded independently of the others.

  • Independent pre-review positions
  • Documented board decision
  • Therapy and trial matching

How it works

From specimen to signed report

Four stages, and you can see which one a case is in at any moment — including which assays are still outstanding.

Order & accession

Order electronically or on paper. The specimen is received, checked and given an accession number the case keeps for life.

Assay

Extraction, library preparation and sequencing, or the bench assay the order calls for — each with its own quality control.

Interpret

Variants are tiered against current evidence, a scientist prepares the interpretation, and complex cases go to the board.

Sign out

A pathologist signs. The report is immutable from that moment; a correction is an amendment that names what changed.

A report is only released when the case is complete. If an ordered assay has not come back, the case says so rather than releasing a partial answer that reads like a whole one.
523genes on the comprehensive panel
7–10working days to sign-out
2languages on every report
100%of cases audit-logged end to end

The platform

Built so a wrong report is hard to produce

Most laboratory software is a filing cabinet with a login. Ours enforces the rules a laboratory actually runs on, and refuses the actions that would break them.

  • Only a pathologist may sign out — the authorisation table, not a convention
  • A signed report cannot be edited, even by a connection holding the database password
  • An override without a reason is refused, because it is not a decision
  • Every hospital's data is isolated at the database, not by a filter somebody has to remember
  • Results that arrive unmatched go to a reconciliation queue instead of the wrong case
Three hospitals, each reaching only its own cases, with every action written to a shared audit log Hospital A 42 open cases Cancer centre B 17 open cases Individual 1 case ROW-LEVEL ISOLATION Case S25-0417 AUDIT LOG 09:14 accessioned · thu.nguyen 11:02 result attached · lab.tech 14:37 variant tiered · m.scientist 16:20 board reviewed · panel 16:58 SIGNED OUT · dr.pham

Who we serve

Hospitals, cancer centres, and individuals

For hospitals & cancer centres

A managed molecular service that plugs into how your department already works, without asking it to change.

  • Your own workspace, your own users, your own letterhead
  • Electronic ordering, or keyed from paper when a feed is not available
  • Results delivered back to your system, or read in the portal
  • Named scientific contact and turnaround commitments
  • Consolidated monthly billing with BHYT codes derived from what was performed
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For individuals & families

Testing arranged directly, with a clinician involved at both ends — an order to begin, and someone to read the result with you.

  • A referral from your treating doctor starts the case
  • Clear pricing quoted before anything is run
  • Your report explained in language written to be understood
  • Secure access to your own result, and nobody else's
  • Support in Vietnamese and English
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A run that fails its quality sweep blocks release for every sample on it RUN QC — 8 SAMPLES Contamination sweep index hopping 0.18% · below the assay's limit of detection Coverage uniformity FAILED — release blocked for all 8 samples on this run Override requires a reason An override with no reason is refused. It is not a decision — and the reason is attributed, on the audit log, against the run. Every refusal names what failed, so the defect goes to the right desk rather than being retried until it happens to pass.

Quality

The result you can act on, or a refusal that says why

A laboratory is judged on the results it declines to release as much as on the ones it signs. Ours are governed by rules in the software, not by who happens to be on shift.

  • ISO 15189-aligned quality management system
  • External quality assessment rounds, tracked to closure
  • Validation dossiers held per assay, with an accredited scope
  • Run-level failures block every sample on the run, not just the obvious one
  • A limitation that applies is printed in full, never reduced to a flag

Common questions

Before you send us a specimen

What sample do you need?
For tissue testing, an FFPE block or unstained sections with a representative tumour area. For ctDNA, blood in the tubes we supply. If you are not sure the sample is adequate, send it and we will assess it before anything is billed.
How long does a result take?
Seven to ten working days from receipt for comprehensive genomic profiling; faster for single-gene and pharmacogenomic assays. If a case is going to miss its commitment you are told before the date, not after.
Can we order without an electronic interface?
Yes. Orders can be keyed by our accessioning team from a paper request form, and the case then behaves exactly like any other. An interface can be added later without disturbing anything already running.
Who can see our patients' data?
Only your own users. Isolation is enforced at the database row, so a query that tried to reach another organisation's cases returns nothing rather than relying on a filter somebody remembered to apply.
Do you report in Vietnamese?
Every report is bilingual — Vietnamese and English in the same document, so the same page serves the treating team, the patient, and an international second opinion.
Is the test covered by BHYT?
Coverage depends on the assay and the indication. Claim codes are derived from what was actually performed and printed on the report, so a claim is not assembled by guesswork. We will confirm the position for your case before it runs.

Contact

Talk to the laboratory

A scientist answers these, not a call centre. If your question is clinical and urgent, telephone rather than write.

  • Clinical & scientific enquiriesMonday to Saturday, 07:30–17:30 (ICT)
  • Written enquiriesAnswered within one working day
  • Specimen receptionCouriered samples accepted during opening hours
  • Existing casesSign in to the portal for status and reports
This form is not for clinical urgencies. If a patient needs a decision today, telephone the laboratory so a scientist can pick it up immediately.

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