Bio-Techne Announces Publication of ExoDx™ Prostate (IntelliScore) EPI Test Clinical Utility Study

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[{"type":"text","content":"MINNEAPOLIS, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) today announced a major publication in the Journal of Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases entitled, Clinical Utility of the exosome based ExoDx™ Prostate (IntelliScore) EPI test in men presenting for initial Biopsy with a PSA 2-10ng/mL (link available here). Principal investigators Dr. Ronald Tutrone, Medical Director of Chesapeake Urology, and Dr. James McKiernan, Professor of Urology at Columbia University, demonstrated the ExoDx Prostate test, or EPI, delivered improved patient outcomes over standard of care in a real-world clinical setting that included 72 urologists, 24 sites and more than 1000 patients. The study is the first ever prospective, multi-center, randomized prostate biomarker trial with a blinded control arm conducted in a clinical utility setting, The study was a collaboration between the largest urology practice in Maryland, Chesapeake Urology, and CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland.\nThe EPI test is a urine-based genomic test that helps inform the prostate biopsy decision. This liquid biopsy test recently received coverage for the VA Healthcare system under the General Services Administration (GSA) award, received a positive coverage decision from Medicare, and is included in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines for early detection in men for both initial and repeat biopsy. It is performed by Exosome Diagnostics™, a Bio-Techne brand, in its CLIA, ISO, and NY certified and CAP-accredited laboratory located in Waltham, Massachusetts. The EPI test is a risk assessment tool that assists physicians and their patients with determining if a prostate biopsy is needed when presented with an ambiguous PSA test result, thereby reducing complications from unnecessary and invasive procedures.\nKey findings from the study include:\nWhen implementing the ExoDx™ Prostate test in a real-world clinical setting, patients demonstrated improved compliance with the physician's recommendation to defer prostate biopsy when the test was negative and go through with a biopsy when the test was positive. Twenty-three percent of patients deferred a biopsy due to the EPI test based on the physician-patient shared decision questionnaire. In the standard of care setting, many high-grade prostate cancers are missed because not al...

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