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Natera Announces Commercial Payor Coverage for Signatera™
Pan-cancer policy from Blue Shield of California covers adjuvant, recurrence monitoring, and treatment monitoring Multi-cancer policy from BCBS of Louisiana
About this update from Natera, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nPan-cancer policy from Blue Shield of California covers adjuvant, recurrence monitoring, and treatment monitoring\n\nMulti-cancer policy from BCBS of Louisiana covers CRC, Bladder, and IO monitoring\n\n AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNatera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, today announced the Company’s first commercial coverage policies for its molecular residual disease test, Signatera, including its first pan-cancer coverage policy for adjuvant, recurrence monitoring, and treatment monitoring.\n\nEffective March 1, 2023, Blue Shield of California now provides commercial coverage of Signatera for plan members diagnosed with any solid tumors. Specifically, the policy describes tumor-informed ctDNA testing with Signatera as medically necessary for patients with stage I-IV cancer to provide information for (1) adjuvant or targeted therapy; and/or (2) monitoring for relapse or progression, including but not limited to the use of immunotherapy.\n\nIn addition, effective January 1, 2023, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is providing coverage of serial testing with Signatera for plan members diagnosed with colorectal and muscle invasive bladder cancer and for pan-cancer immunotherapy monitoring.\n\n“Following the recent breast cancer coverage decision by Medicare, achieving our first commercial coverage policies for Signatera – including one that encompasses pan-cancer coverage – is another major milestone for Natera and the patients who will now have enhanced access to tumor-informed ctDNA testing,” said John Fesko, chief business officer. “These developments underscore the medical necessity of Signatera to inform critical treatment decisions and detect recurrence earlier.”\n\nData supporting the clinical validity and utility of Signatera has been published in approximately 40 peer-reviewed publications, including validation across multiple cancer types to detect recurrence earlier than standard diagnostic tools1,2 and to improve the assessment of treatment response in conjunction with imaging.3\n\nAbout Signatera\n\nSignatera is a custom-built circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test for treatment monitoring and molecular residual disease (MRD) assessment in patients previously diagnosed with cancer. The test is available for both clinical and research use, and has been granted three Breakthrough...