ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,682, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Foundation Medicine Inc. (Boston).

"System and method for outcome tracking and analysis" was invented by Michael Pellini (Dana Point, Calif.), Gary Palmer (Waltham, Mass.), Mary Patricia Lancelotta (Somerville, Mass.), Matthew J. Hawryluk (Newton, Mass.) and Vincent A. Miller (West Orange, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are systems and methods for capturing outcome information associated with various cancer treatments. The system facilitates capture and analysis of cancer treatment information and associated outcome information. The treatment and outcome information can include ge...