Research Published in Melanoma Management Finds that 99% of Patients with Uveal Melanoma Tested with DecisionDx-UM Gain Value from the Results (Castle Biosciences Press Release)
"Castle Biosciences, Inc...announced the publication of a study completed in collaboration with the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) in which most patients diagnosed with uveal melanoma (UM) indicated their desire for prognostic testing at diagnosis, reported finding value in their test result and experienced lower decision regret, regardless of whether their test result indicated that their UM tumor was at a high or low risk of metastasis...Highlights from the study include the following...Patients who received a low-risk (Class 1A) DecisionDx-UM result were 10 times more likely than those who received a high-risk (Class 2) result to report gaining a 'sense of relief from uncertainty about the future.' (X2=11, df=1, p=0.0009). Conversely, a majority of patients who received a high-risk (Class 2) result reported that their test result provided them 'increased knowledge and understanding' about their disease (X2=17.48, df=3, p=0.0006)."