DiaCarta Receives CE-IVD for its Non-Invasive Colorectal Cancer Test – ColoScape™ Real-Time PCR Kit
DiaCarta today announced it received CE-IVD approval for its innovative new colorectal cancer test, ColoScapeTM, a colorectal cancer mutation detection kit. Designed to aid colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis, ColoScapeTM offers high sensitivity and accuracy of detection for clinically validated CRC mutations in DNA extracted from solid tumor, plasma or stool samples.
Approved for in vitro diagnostic use in Europe, ColoScapeTM utilizes DiaCarta’s patented XNA-based clamping technology to detect 20 proprietary DNA mutation markers from 4 oncogenes with unprecedented sensitivity. Study data generated by the company and its collaborators identified greater than 95% of stage I-IV colorectal cancer cases correctly and demonstrated improved sensitivity as a pre-cancer diagnostic. ColoScapeTM can run on a variety of commonly-used real-time PCR platforms utilizing kits that leverage proprietary multiplexed TaqMan chemistry to complete the assay in less than 2.5 hours with as little as 20 ng of DNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tumor, plasma or stool samples.
“CE-IVD approval for ColoScapeTM kit means we can offer clinicians the ability to screen for CRC mutations from patient samples with the highest level of performance that the clinical setting demands,” said Aiguo Zhang, Ph.D., CEO of DiaCarta. “This is an innovative product application from our flagship QClamp® XNA technology platform. Our goal is to expand the global reach of this best-in-class clinical product with additional regulatory filings planned later this year and into 2018.”
DiaCarta also announced the launch of its CE-IVD approved QFusionTM ALK Fusion Gene Detection kit. QFusionTM ALK is designed to overcome the barriers of the current “gold standard” FISH technique by detecting as low as 50 fusion templates in each single reaction.
About DiaCarta, Inc.
DiaCarta is an innovative precision molecular diagnostic company headquartered in Richmond, California. The company has an ISO 13485-certified facility, which is used to develop, manufacture and market a range of cancer research and IVD products. DiaCarta specializes in genomic testing for biomarkers and offers clinical sample testing services in a CLIA-certified laboratory. In addition, the company has a clinical service laboratory in Nanjing, China. QClamp® and OptiSeqTM are patented xeno nucleic acid (XNA) based technologies that enable highly sensitive detection of actionable mutations using qPCR and next-generation sequencing (NGS) platforms on challenging patient specimens. Other XNA applications include CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing event screening and adapter dimer removal for NGS library preparation. To learn more, visit https://www.diacarta.com.
Florida Selects DiaCarta’s cfDNA Test (RadTox™) for Statewide Use to Detect Early Response of Cancer Treatment
DiaCarta, a leading molecular diagnostics company specializing in personalized patient care through liquid biopsy, proudly announced that Florida Health Department selected “using plasma DNA concentration (DiaCarta’s RadTox™ test) for early detection of treatment response and resistance” through the Casey DeSantis Florida Cancer Innovation Fund. This fund supports deployment of the RadTox™ test throughout the State of Florida to be performed between Radiotherapy or Chemotherapy doses for real time detection of treatment response or resistance. The results will be as a real time predictor of imaging data.
DiaCarta Announces That the Oncuria® Bladder Cancer Tests Receive Medicare Coverage Effective January 1, 2024
DiaCarta proudly announced that the Oncuria® Bladder Cancer Tests, developed by Nonagen Bioscience and validated by DiaCarta as a Lab Developed Test (LDT), at its CAP-accredited and CLIA-certified laboratory, have received Medicare coverage effective January 1, 2024.
DiaCarta, Inc. and OncoAssure Ltd. Collaborate to Launch Prostate Cancer Lab Developed Test
DiaCarta, Inc. (“DiaCarta”), a pioneer in molecular diagnostic test development for cancer and infectious diseases, today announced that it has established a strategic collaboration with OncoAssure Ltd, an Irish medical diagnostics company. The focus of the collaboration is to commercialize OncoAssure’s groundbreaking Prostate test which is designed to identify patients with a lower risk of prostate cancer recurrence, guiding decisions on active surveillance or reduced monitoring post-treatment.
DiaCarta’s RadTox™ Test to Monitor Tumor Response Receives Medicare Coverage
DiaCarta, a leading molecular diagnostics company personalizing patient care through liquid biopsy, proudly announced that its revolutionary RadTox™ test, designed for tumor response monitoring, is now eligible for reimbursement from Medicare, effective January 1, 2024.
DiaCarta Launches OTC at Home Fecal Occult Blood Test to Complement its ColoScape™ Test
DiaCarta announced today that DiaCarta received US FDA 510(k) clearance for it’s over the counter (OTC) at home iColon Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) that enables early detection of blood in stool at home, which is clinically relevant in gastrointestinal disorders and colorectal cancer.