• 801patients recruited for international clinical study to evaluate Arquer’s ELISA-based urine test for bladder cancer
• Study results will serve to submit for CE marking
Sunderland, UK, 13th March 2017: Arquer Diagnostics Ltd (Arquer), a diagnostic company which has developed a high sensitivity, high specificity, ELISA-based urine test for bladder cancer, today announced that it has completed the recruitment of 801 patients for a clinical trial to evaluate the Company’s MCM5 bladder cancer diagnostic.
The results from the study will be used as part of the Company’s application for CE mark approval, ahead of the commercial launch of the MCM5 ELISA for Bladder Cancer, which is planned for Q3 2017. The study is expected to confirm the results obtained in a recent feasibility study, which indicated that the MCM5 ELISA performs well above other non-invasive diagnostic tests currently utilised in the routine diagnosis of bladder cancer, in terms of both specificity and sensitivity.
Arquer’s non-invasive diagnostic test, the MCM5 ELISA, detects the presence of minichromosome maintenance (MCM) protein, a marker for the presence of dividing cancer cells, to accurately diagnose cancer. MCM proteins are excellent biomarkers, being directly involved in cell replication, and are shed into urine by both prostate and bladder tumours. Nadia Whittley, CEO, Arquer Diagnostics, commented: “I am extremely excited about reaching this important milestone. While we will have to wait for the samples to be analysed and the results to be presented, this is really the last step before making this novel diagnostic test available to bladder cancer patients in many countries worldwide.” For more information, please visit www.arquerdx.com/
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About Arquer Diagnostics Ltd
Arquer Diagnostics (Arquer) is a private, UK-based diagnostics company focused on the development and commercialisation of non-invasive immunoassay diagnostic tests for cancer. Arquer’s diagnostic test, the MCM5 ELISA, detects the presence of minichromosome maintenance (MCM) protein, a marker for the presence of dividing cancer cells, in urine. MCM proteins are excellent biomarkers, being directly involved in cell replication, and are shed into urine by both prostate and bladder tumours. Arquer’s test is based on intellectual property licensed exclusively from Cancer Research Technology (CRT), the development and commercialisation arm of Cancer Research UK. The non-invasive, ELISA tests being developed by Arquer meet the increased demand for cost-effective healthcare technologies that not only enhance patient care but help to reduce overall healthcare costs by improving patient outcomes. The MCM5 ELISA is expected to significantly reduce the number of patients undergoing invasive and costly techniques such as cystoscopy and biopsy, as they offer highly accurate diagnostic results from small amounts of body fluid.
