▁via ▁chem other apy . ▁The ▁ass ay ▁is ▁performed ▁by ▁Dia T ech ▁On col ogy ▁in ▁its ▁C LA I - cert ified , ▁C AP - ac cred ited ▁labor atory . ▁The ▁Mi CK ▁ass ay ▁provides ▁on colog ists ▁with ▁a ▁clin ically ▁relevant ▁drug - sens itivity ▁profile ▁of ▁tum or ▁cells ▁of ▁an ▁individual ▁cancer ▁patient . ▁ ▁The ▁Mi CK ▁ass ay ▁reve als ▁which ▁chem other ape ut ic ▁agent ( s ) ▁will ▁kill ▁a ▁specific ▁patient ' s ▁cancer ▁cells . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁non - in vas ive ▁test ▁performed ▁on ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁of ▁fresh ▁live ▁tum or ▁from ▁t issue , ▁flu ids , ▁blood ▁or ▁a ▁sample ▁of ▁b one ▁mar row ▁during ▁the ▁original ▁surg ery , ▁indicating ▁that ▁no ▁additional ▁invas ive ▁procedure ▁is ▁required . ▁ ▁To ▁perform ▁the ▁Mi CK ▁ass ay , ▁the ▁on colog ist ▁will ▁send ▁a ▁sample ▁of ▁the ▁spec imen ▁( the ▁type ▁of ▁the ▁spec imen ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁the ▁cancer ) ▁to ▁Dia T ech ▁On col ogy ▁which ▁will ▁isol ate ▁and ▁pur ify ▁the ▁tum or ▁cells . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁tum or ▁cells ▁of ▁an ▁individual ▁patient ▁will ▁be ▁exposed , ▁in ▁vit ro , ▁to ▁th era pe ut ic ▁dos es ▁of ▁chem other apy ▁dru gs . ▁The ▁Mi CK ▁ass ay ▁results ▁help ▁on colog ist ▁choose ▁a ▁chem other ape ut ic ▁agent ▁that ▁is ▁most ▁efficient