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Adaptive Biotechnologies announced Monday that it plans to split its immune medicine operation away from its cancer-testing division, as the company weighs what to do with its drug-discovery business and doubles down on diagnostic testing.<\/p>

The company said it is currently exploring all available options for the immune medicine platform and expects to settle on a preferred course of action by the close of 2026.<\/p>

Adaptive’s immune medicine platform is designed to assist in drug research by pinpointing therapeutic targets and speeding up the development of precision-based treatments.<\/p>

Meanwhile, the company’s cancer-testing division \u2014 which includes its clonoSEQ diagnostic test \u2014 has turned a profit and expanded its coverage through insurance providers, the company said.<\/p>

The clonoSEQ test is used to detect tiny amounts of cancer that may still be present in a patient’s body following treatment, and it is also utilized in drug-development research studies.<\/p>

Revenue from the cancer-testing unit climbed to $212 million in 2025, up significantly from $103 million in 2023, according to the company.<\/p>

Adaptive indicated that the immune medicine business may be a better fit outside of the company’s diagnostics-centered structure.<\/p>

The company cautioned that there is no guarantee the review process will lead to a transaction or any specific result.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Adaptive Biotechnologies announced Monday it intends to separate its immune medicine platform from its cancer-testing division. The company is exploring options for the drug-discovery side of the business while shifting its focus toward diagnostics. A decision on the preferred direction is expected before the end of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":81978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1781558217735.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-lkf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44256,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/pharmaceutical-giant-eli-lilly-expands-ai-drug-discovery-deal-worth-2-75-billion\/","url_meta":{"origin":81979,"position":0},"title":"Pharmaceutical Giant Eli Lilly Expands AI Drug Discovery Deal Worth $2.75 Billion","author":"Admin","date":"March 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Eli Lilly has expanded its artificial intelligence partnership with Insilico Medicine in a deal potentially worth $2.75 billion. 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