Biodesix Announces Abstracts Presented During the IASLC 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer (Biodesix Press Release)
"An independent study presented by Leeseul Kim, MD of AMITA Health Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL, demonstrated that blood-based proteomic testing (Biodesix, Inc.) predicts survival outcomes in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-based regimen; A study presented by Edgardo Santos, MD, Florida Precision Oncology, Aventura, FL, demonstrated that the blood-based GeneStrat® test, focusing specifically on the KRAS G12C/V/D+ testing for this analysis, delivered results to ordering clinicians in under 30 hours on average in two large patient cohorts...Expedited time-to-treatment for patients with actionable driver mutations, now including people with NSCLC that have the KRAS G12C mutation (drug Lumakras™ (sotorasib), Amgen, Inc.) will improve patient access and overall outcomes..."