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Biodesix to Present Data at the CHEST 2022 Annual Meeting Demonstrating High Sensitivity of the Nodify XL2® Blood-Based Lung Nodule Test in Various Patient Populations, Including Individuals Participating in Lung Cancer Screening Programs
New data reinforces the performance of the Nodify XL2® proteomic test in assessing risk of malignancy of pulmonary nodules in different patient populations
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nNew data reinforces the performance of the Nodify XL2® proteomic test in assessing risk of malignancy of pulmonary nodules in different patient populations\n\n BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nBiodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, announced today that three data presentations will occur at the CHEST 2022 Annual Meeting which will be held live and in-person for the first time since 2019. Presentations will include a sub-group analysis of data from the post-market, prospective, real-world ORACLE study (An Observational Registry Study to Evaluate the Performance of the Nodify XL2® Test - ORACLE [NCT03766958]) demonstrating that the Nodify XL2 test has equivalent performance in identifying patients with benign nodules discovered through lung cancer screening programs, compared to those discovered incidentally through medical imaging for unrelated diagnostic purposes. This prospectively collected data reinforces the potential of the Nodify XL2 test to identify high-risk individuals participating in lung cancer screening who have a likely-benign lung nodule and can avoid an unnecessary invasive biopsy.\n\n“Last year, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) expanded the screening criteria, doubling the population eligible for low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening in the U.S. to an estimated 16 million people” said James Jett, MD, Co-Chief Medical Officer at Biodesix. “One out of four LDCT scans reveal a new lung nodule, most of which are benign. Determining which patients require a prompt biopsy and which can be monitored with routine surveillance is critical to the goal of optimal management of indeterminate pulmonary nodules.”\n\nThe ORACLE Study Principal Investigator, Michael Pritchett, DO, MPH, Director, Chest Center of the Carolinas at FirstHealth and past President of the Society for Advanced Bronchoscopy, released this data based on the use of the Nodify XL2 test in a real-world clinical practice setting.\n\n“As expected, the data shows that we can use biological information from patients’ blood as a complement to standard risk assessment methods to better stratify patients with lung nodules, possibly avoid invasive procedures on those that have benign nodules and focus on the patients who may benefit from interventions,” s...