Provista Diagnostics Concludes Successful Pilot Commercial Launch of a Simple Blood Test for Breast Cancer
A commercialization pilot program involving 147 clinicians in 28 States for Videssa Breast®
NEW YORK, August 14, 2018 – Provista Diagnostics today reported the successful completion of the 28 state Videssa Breast assay pilot commercialization program involving 147 clinicians. The company is now preparing for a wider launch that will include strategic partners with strong commercial channels, after receiving feedback from the first women to use Videssa Breast for cancer detection.
“We are committed to addressing the unmet needs in early breast cancer detection with noninvasive diagnostics supplementing medical imaging. Completing this pilot rollout was critical in achieving that goal,” said Gary Altman, CEO of ProvistaDX.com. “With a negative predictive value greater than 98 percent, Videssa Breast is poised to transform how women are screened for cancers. The goal is not to miss a cancer. To that end we are currently engaged in discussions with potential commercial partners.”
The company’s plans include a prospective clinical study to build upon the recently completed clinical trials of Videssa Breast. The randomized, multi-center and blinded clinical trials completed last year demonstrated that using Videssa Breast has the potential to significantly reduce unnecessary biopsies by adding a simple blood test following suspicious mammograms where there is no clearly identified lesion to biopsy, irrespective of breast density.
“Videssa Breast truly is changing the way we approach diagnosis, especially with a population of high risk patients who may have challenging mammograms or images,” said Josie Alpers, MD, radiologist and Director of Mammography at Avera Breast Center. “As doctors, we have only so many cards to play in diagnosing breast cancer. This test adds another important tool that will, over time, prove to be invaluable.”
About Videssa® Breast
Videssa Breast is the only simple blood test to provide early and accurate detection of active breast cancer. In those women who present with suspicious mammography results, the decision whether to order additional imaging or biopsy can be difficult. With a simple blood draw, Videssa Breast can help guide further diagnostic procedures or provide assurance that the patient does not have breast cancer. When used in combination with imaging, Videssa Breast offers the healthcare provider additional data leading to increased confidence and clarity when clinical assessment is challenging. In addition, for those women with genomic risk factors, Videssa can be a useful annual follow-on test.
About Provista
Provista Diagnostics is a privately held molecular diagnostics company focused on developing and commercializing a new generation of proprietary blood-based proteomic diagnostic, prognostic and monitoring tests designed to address the unmet needs in women’s cancer, such as breast and gynecologic cancers. Provista Diagnostics’ state-of-the-art, high-complexity clinical laboratory is accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). Additional information about Provista Diagnostics is available at ProvistaDx.com. Information about Provista Diagnostics’ clinical trials is available at ClinicalTrials.gov.
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