SAN DIEGO, March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Trovagene, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROV), a developer of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) molecular diagnostics, today announced that a patient case series featuring use of the Company’s Trovera EGFR urine-based liquid biopsy test was recently published in Lung Cancer. The publication, titled “Longitudinal Monitoring of ctDNA EGFR Mutation Burden from Urine Correlates with Patient Response to EGFR TKIs: A Case Series,” demonstrates the value of urine ctDNA EGFR testing to aid in the diagnostic work-up and clinical management of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
“Urine ctDNA, using the Trovera EGFR test, was predictive of, and consistent with, clinical response by radiographic imaging,” said lead author Dr. Raja Mudad, lung cancer expert at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of UHealth the University of Miami Health System, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Miller School of Medicine. “Urinary ctDNA testing is a noninvasive molecular diagnostic with the potential to be used as an ancillary clinical tool to assess disease burden and response to therapy in our patients with advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer.”
“This is the first time we have demonstrated the use of our Trovera urine liquid biopsy test for monitoring in a real-world clinical setting,” added Dr. Mark Erlander, Chief Scientific Officer at Trovagene. “We continue to be pleased that Trovera, the only urine liquid biopsy test that offers healthcare providers a truly noninvasive alternative to tissue biopsy, is able to provide clinically actionable information about the cancer and help inform treatment decisions.”
About Trovagene, Inc.
Headquartered in San Diego, California, Trovagene is leveraging its proprietary Precision Cancer Monitoring® (PCM) technology in an effort to enable itself, through its CLIA/CAP accredited laboratory, and others, through the distribution of research use only (RUO) kits and systems, to detect and monitor ctDNA in urine and blood. The Company’s PCM technology allows for detection and quantitation of oncogene mutations in cancer patients for improved disease management. Trovagene’s TroveraTM liquid biopsy test, which utilizes PCM technology, is designed to provide important clinical information beyond the current standard of care, and is protected by significant intellectual property, including multiple issued patents and pending patent applications worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.trovagene.com/.
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858-952-7652
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