1stOncology™: Cancer Intelligence Service – Page 6747 – 1stOncology is recognized as a Top 10 Global Pharma Analytic Provider

GE Healthcare Announces Collaboration to Advance Digital Transformation of Pathology

On October 18, 2022 GE Healthcare and Tribun Health reported that they have entered a collaboration with the intent to provide digital pathology departmental solutions that give healthcare providers a more holistic view of patient records (Press release, GE Healthcare, OCT 18, 2022, View Source [SID1234622154]). The alliance intends to bring a data management solution by interfacing Tribun’s Health Suite data into GE Healthcare’s solution, such as GE Healthcare’s vendor neutral archive (VNA), Edison Datalogue. It is expected to focus on making digital pathology images and results an integrated part of the imaging patient record within the VNA; the availability of more accurate pathology reports in less time, created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) provided by Tribun’s Health Suite; and fostering collaboration among pathologists and clinicians through availability of data in a consolidated location. Having pathology information is critical, especially in oncology, to enable collaboration, while improving the speed of diagnosis.

Schedule your 30 min Free 1stOncology Demo!
Discover why more than 1,500 members use 1stOncology™ to excel in:

Early/Late Stage Pipeline Development - Target Scouting - Clinical Biomarkers - Indication Selection & Expansion - BD&L Contacts - Conference Reports - Combinatorial Drug Settings - Companion Diagnostics - Drug Repositioning - First-in-class Analysis - Competitive Analysis - Deals & Licensing

Schedule Your 30 min Free Demo!

The market is rapidly evolving towards data-driven healthcare. In addition, the shortage of clinicians and increase in oncology cases globally are driving the need for development of AI to support early detection of cancers1.

"The oncology care pathway is one of the most complex with multiple steps involving a variety of specialists, complex tools, frequent decisions and large data sets," said Nalinikanth Gollagunta, CEO of Enterprise Digital Solutions at GE Healthcare. "With this digital pathology collaboration, we continue our journey towards simplifying the oncology care pathway with improved data management, the digitization of pathology and streamlined data access. Tribun Health is an important collaborator to achieve this objective and build on GE Healthcare’s enterprise approach to bringing clinical depth and AI at the point of care."

GE Healthcare and Tribun Health provide complementary solutions to streamline the oncology care pathway across the enterprise and support clinical teams delivering the best care to their patients. Edison Datalogue is GE Healthcare’s solution to unify and intelligently manage patient data, images and enterprise imaging content. The Tribun Health Suite is a leading AI-powered end-to-end computational pathology for diagnostics, prognosis and drug development. Tribun was awarded the 2022 Best in KLAS award for Digital Pathology solutions with extensive experience and has many large installations worldwide. Adding the pathology suite enables GE Healthcare to offer a full solution for patient data management.

"I am delighted with the implementation of this partnership with GE Healthcare which builds on existing relationships between our companies," said Jean-François Pomerol, CEO at Tribun Health. "It will allow us to offer our customers a solution that interfaces easily between CaloPix, the reference solution for digital pathology, and GE’s Enterprise Imaging products. This will promote interoperability of healthcare data, cooperation between clinicians and help to further clinical research."

Isoray Medical, Inc. and Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, Inc. Announce Investor Webcast on October 19, 2022 at 4:15 p.m. EDT

On October 18, 2022 Isoray, Inc. (NYSE AMERICAN: ISR), a medical technology company and innovator in seed brachytherapy, and Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, Inc., a radiopharmaceutical company developing precision lead-212-based α-particle oncology therapeutics and complementary diagnostic imaging agents, reported they will hold an investor webcast Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 4:15 p.m. EDT (Press release, IsoRay Medical, OCT 18, 2022, View Source [SID1234622153]). The presentation will provide an overview of Viewpoint’s pipeline along with a review of data presented at this year’s European Association of Nuclear Medicine conference which concludes on October 19 in Barcelona, Spain. Speakers on the call will include Isoray CEO Lori Woods, Viewpoint Molecular Targeting CEO Thijs Spoor, Viewpoint Molecular Targeting CSO and co-founder Michael K. Schultz PhD, Geoffrey Johnson MD, PhD, lead investigator on TIMAR1, Vikas Prasad MD, director of clinical theranostics at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis.

Pierian® and P4 Diagnostix® Collaborate to Help Physician-Owned Laboratories

On October 18, 2022 Pierian, a global leader in advanced clinical genomics technology and services, reported an exciting partnership with P4 Diagnostix, a leading-edge network of nationally recognized laboratories (Press release, PierianDx, OCT 18, 2022, View Source [SID1234622152]). Now physician-owned laboratories (POLs) that specialize in urology, gastroenterology, or women’s health, can add next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for hereditary cancer to their routine diagnostic practice.

Lowering the Barrier for In-House NGS Testing for POLs

Physician groups are eager to expand their in-house testing modalities to include advanced molecular testing. However, challenges such as clinical validation of NGS assays, technical assessments, overhead costs for additional headcount, and navigating the dynamic insurance reimbursement environment can pose significant challenges to deploying NGS in clinical practice.

Combining Pierian’s rich expertise in clinical next generation sequencing and P4’s long history of establishing POLs helps to reduce those barriers. Joint customers of Pierian and P4 will have access to several enabling services such as technical assessment consultation, enhanced validation services, and clinical sample procurement to support workflow design and implementation of NGS. As a result, the POLs will be ready for operation swiftly and efficiently enabling their physicians to provide the most efficacious therapies available for their patients.

"Our collaboration with P4 will help more physician-owned laboratories internalize clinical NGS, increasing patient access to testing and actionable results," states Lindsay Mateo, Chief Business Officer at Pierian. "We are thrilled to expand our relationship with P4 as they are an industry leader that continues to positively impact the clinician experience and patient outcomes."

Brett Reilly, Chief Commercial Officer at P4 said, "Being able to partner with Pierian allows us to offer our clients access to the latest technology and an extensive knowledgebase of clinically relevant data. Offering NGS testing and support services will empower our clients to deliver personalized therapy through more precise treatment pathways. This leads to better patient care and improved outcomes for patients with these disease states."

Signify Health Expands In-Home Diagnostic and Preventive Services Offering, Introduces Spirometry Test for Detecting COPD

On October 18, 2022 Signify Health (NYSE: SGFY), a leading healthcare platform that leverages advanced analytics, technology and nationwide healthcare networks to create and power value-based payment programs, reported the expansion of its in-home Diagnostic and Preventive Services offering for Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plan members (Press release, Signify Health, OCT 18, 2022, View Source [SID1234622151]).

The offering supports the early detection, diagnosis, and management of some of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among Medicare members, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), peripheral arterial disease, colorectal cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and low bone density. These diagnostic and preventive services are performed during the Signify Health In-Home Health Evaluation to deliver a comprehensive and convenient care experience to patients.

"Early diagnosis and management of chronic conditions are critical to achieving better health outcomes and reducing the total cost of care," said Marc Rothman, M.D., the Chief Medical Officer of Signify Health. "At Signify, we are performing diagnostic tests in the home to reduce barriers to timely diagnosis and treatment decisions by individuals and their physicians."

Signify Health’s newest Diagnostic and Preventive Services offering is spirometry testing to detect COPD, which it began offering in select geographies in 2022. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Despite the high prevalence of COPD, the CDC estimates that just 50 percent of people living with the disease have been diagnosed. There is no cure for COPD, but early diagnosis and treatment are critical to slow disease progression and reduce the risk of mortality.

"The damage COPD causes to the lungs is irreversible and incurable. However, too often COPD goes undiagnosed," said Dr. Rothman. "Signify Health clinicians are able to provide a real-time diagnosis of COPD after a thorough assessment of a patient’s spirometry test results, medical history, and physical examination."

Signify Health uses advanced analytics to identify health plan members with gaps in care and to connect them with the appropriate diagnostic and preventive health services. Delivering these services in the home reduces barriers to care by providing health plan members with convenient access to high-value care to improve health outcomes.

TAE Life Sciences to Sponsor Industry Theater Session on the Future of Precision Oncology at 2022 ASTRO Annual Meeting

On October 18, 2022 TAE Life Sciences (TLS), a biological-targeted radiation therapy company developing next-generation boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), reported the sponsorship of an Industry Education session focused on the future of biologically targeted radiotherapy at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, occurring October 22-26, 2022 (Press release, TAE Life Sciences, OCT 18, 2022, View Source [SID1234622150]).

The Industry Theater session, "A Glimpse into the Future: Biologically Targeted Radiotherapy" will feature presentations by Sunil Krishnan, M.B.B.S., M.D., Professor, Radiation Oncology, UT Health Houston, Minesh P. Mehta, MD., Deputy Director & Chief of Radiation Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute and Art Raitano, Senior Director Protein Sciences, TAE Life Sciences.

Session Title: A Glimpse into the Future: Biologically Targeted Radiotherapy
Location: Theater 2
Date: Sunday, October 23, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

"BNCT is one of the most exciting developments in radiation therapy, and yet it remains inadequately explored in the clinic due to technological and pharmacological limitations. The good news is that we are looking at an extremely bright future with a variety of novel technological solutions that allow in-hospital accommodation of these devices in typical radiotherapy clinics," said Minesh P. Mehta, M.D., Deputy Director & Chief of Radiation Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute. "The utilization of targeted drugs for a variety of malignancies which allow the enrichment of boron concentration in tumors might represent the ultimate frontier for enhancing BNCT into mainstream radiotherapy."

"I believe a resurgence of interest in BNCT via technological advances in the design of accelerator-based BNCT platforms and future development of next-generation boron therapeutics will enable the advancement of genuine biologically targeted therapy," said Sunil Krishnan, Professor, Radiation Oncology, UT Health Houston.

In addition, TAE Life Sciences will be presenting the following posters:

Poster Title: Development of New Targeted Boronated Small Molecule Drugs for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT)
Poster Number: 3170
Presenting Author: Art Raitano, Senior Director Protein Sciences, TAE Life Sciences
Date: Monday, October 24, 5:00 PM

Poster Title: Development of a Clinical Neutron Source for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy
Poster Number: 3200
Presenting Author: Charles Lee, Director of Clinical Development, TAE Life Sciences
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 12:30 PM

About BNCT

BNCT is a combination treatment based on the reaction that occurs when a non-toxic compound containing boron-10 is irradiated with a low-energy neutron beam. BNCT differs radically from other radiation therapy and shows promise in becoming the next-generation cancer treatment. Research has shown BNCT has the capability of killing cancer cells that are resistant to traditional radiation therapy with limited harm to healthy tissue. Current advances in both neutron radiation technology and medicinal boron drug targeting are enabling BNCT’s potential to improve patient care while also improving treatment economics. To date, approximately 2,000 patients have been treated with BNCT at research sites worldwide.