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## Melinda Fayette

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## [New Podcast: Target the Tumor Mutational Burden and Pursue Harmonization](https://blog.seracare.com/ngs/podcast-target-the-tumor-mutational-burden-and-pursue-harmonization)

 Category: [TMB](https://blog.seracare.com/ngs/tag/tmb), [cancer](https://blog.seracare.com/ngs/tag/cancer)

 Posted by [Melinda Fayette](https://blog.seracare.com/ngs/author/melinda-fayette) on Mar 20, 2019 12:00:00 AM

[![](https://blog.seracare.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Friends%20LOGO%20PODCAST-1.jpg)](https://blog.seracare.com/ngs/podcast-target-the-tumor-mutational-burden-and-pursue-harmonization)

 Friends of Cancer Research aims to better understand the impact of assay variation on clinical outcomes, align standards, and define best practices for tumor mutational burden assessment. Harmonization of methods to quantify TMB will facilitate robust biomarker development and optimize clinical utilization and treatment decision-making. 

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