Methodist Will Begin Development of a Lung Cancer Resistance Mutation Assay to be Run on Liquid Biopsy Samples
NEW HAVEN, CT / ACCESSWIRE / November 1, 2017 / Precipio, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRPO), announced today that Methodist Healthcare has selected Precipio's RUO ICE-COLD PCR™ (ICP) technology as their liquid biopsy mutation enrichment platform. Memphis Pathology Group will be the primary molecular laboratory servicing Methodist Healthcare using ICP; it will begin the implementation and validation of ICP as a mutation enrichment platform within their laboratory in early November, to be used in the process of developing assays for the detection of lung cancer mutations.
"We considered several other methods and decided that ICE-COLD PCR™ (ICP) is the mutation enrichment technology that will allow our laboratory to cost-effectively detect critical mutations at very low levels in plasma," said Shari Brown, MD, Director of Molecular Oncology for the Memphis Pathology Group. "Utilizing ICP as a platform to develop assays that monitor various resistance mutations will be a tremendous benefit to our researchers and physicians at Methodist Healthcare."
"We are extremely excited to add yet another customer that sees the advantages of ICE-COLD PCR™ compared to competing technologies. Memphis Pathology Group will lead an exciting effort to develop liquid biopsy testing using ICP, enabling detection of mutations at very low levels within liquid biopsies," said Ilan Danieli, President and Chief Executive Officer of Precipio. "ICE-COLD PCR™ is now beginning to deliver on the promise of the technology developed at Dana Farber; Precipio's R&D team has done a tremendous job at developing ICP into an attractive, marketable RUO product; and Precipio's commercial team has, in the brief timeline since our newly-designed kits were launched, done an outstanding job at continuing to grow our customer base. The addition of Methodist Healthcare is yet another demonstration of the potential that ICP, and Precipio's product offerings, hold in the market," concluded Mr. Danieli.
About Methodist Healthcare
Methodist Healthcare is home to both scientists, and care providers; with experts from a variety of medical and scientific disciplines, working together to provide an integrated experience for our patients - from screening and diagnosis to personalized treatment options. In 2012, Methodist Healthcare and The University of Tennessee Health Science Center joined forces with the West Clinic to create West Cancer Center, delivering comprehensive cancer care to more than 30,000 patients each year. This innovative partnership brings together pioneering leaders to enhance the study and treatment of cancer in the Mid-South and beyond. Methodist Healthcare's main hospital in Memphis is a 1,397-bed general medical and surgical facility with 62,624 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 19,413 annual inpatient and 21,194 outpatient surgeries; its emergency room had 334,134 visits.
About Precipio
Precipio has built a platform designed to eradicate the problem of misdiagnosis by harnessing the intellect, expertise and technology developed within academic institutions and delivering quality diagnostic information to physicians and their patients worldwide. Through its collaborations with world-class academic institutions specializing in cancer research, diagnostics and treatment, initially the Yale School of Medicine, Precipio offers a new standard of diagnostic accuracy enabling the highest level of patient care. For more information, please visit www.precipiodx.com.
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