Contract with second IPA serving California expands patient access to Biocept’s Target Selector™ liquid biopsy testing for the management of patients diagnosed with cancer [26-March-2020] SAN DIEGO , March 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Biocept, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOC), a leading commercial provider of liquid biopsy tests designed to provide physicians with clinically actio
| SAN DIEGO, March 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Biocept, Inc.. (Nasdaq: BIOC), a leading commercial provider of liquid biopsy tests designed to provide physicians with clinically actionable information to improve the outcomes of patients diagnosed with cancer, announces that it has entered into an agreement with a second California-based independent physician association (IPA) to provide its Target Selector™ liquid biopsy assay services to physicians and patients in their network. Biocept’s Target Selector™ offering includes the choice of individual biomarker tests or a larger liquid biopsy panel, enabling physicians to select the best approach for each patient.
“We are pleased to reach an agreement with a second large California-based IPA, this one in the southern part of the state, to provide liquid biopsy services for patients diagnosed with cancer,” said Michael Nall, Biocept’s President and CEO. “Our offerings provide evidence-based, clinically actionable results in a timely and cost-effective manner. This approach has been resonating with IPAs, ACOs, HMOs and other value-oriented stakeholders alike, and we look forward to further expanding our reach within our home state of California.” About Biocept Biocept, Inc. is a molecular diagnostics company with commercialized assays for lung, breast, gastric, colorectal and prostate cancers, and melanoma. The Company uses its proprietary liquid biopsy technology to provide physicians with information for treating and monitoring patients diagnosed with cancer. The Company’s patented Target Selector™ liquid biopsy technology platform captures and analyzes tumor-associated molecular markers in both circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and in plasma (ctDNA). With thousands of tests performed, the platform has demonstrated the ability to identify cancer mutations and alterations to inform physicians about a patient’s disease and therapeutic options. For additional information, please visit www.biocept.com. Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer Statement This release contains forward-looking statements that are based upon current expectations or beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions about future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions upon which they are based are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of words like “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” or “project” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. To the extent that statements in this release are not strictly historical, including without limitation statements as to our ability to improve the outcomes of patients diagnosed with cancer and the expansion in the number of patients that will have an opportunity to benefit from our liquid biopsy testing platforms, such statements are forward-looking, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as these statements are subject to numerous risk factors as set forth in our Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings. The effects of such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this release. We do not plan to update any such forward-looking statements and expressly disclaim any duty to update the information contained in this press release except as required by law. Readers are advised to review our filings with the SEC, which can be accessed over the Internet at the SEC’s website located at http://www.sec.gov. Contact: Media:
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