Bluestar Genomics Presents New Data Showing its Liquid Biopsy Test Detects Pancreatic Cancer Signal.

-Analytical performance data presented at the American Pancreatic Association meeting-

-The company also appointed seasoned industry leader Jim Vaughn as its chief commercial officer-

Excerpt from the Press Release:

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bluestar Genomics, an innovative company leading the development of next-generation liquid biopsy approaches to early cancer detection, today announced the presentation of new analytical performance data on its proprietary non-invasive pancreatic cancer test at the American Pancreatic Association (APA) annual meeting. Data from the study showed that the company’s test detected a pancreatic cancer signal in people across various age groups, including patients with new-onset diabetes, occurring in 25% of new pancreatic cancer cases.

Bluestar Genomics’ pancreatic cancer test uses a standard blood draw to assess whether an individual has an abnormal DNA signal associated with pancreatic cancer. This one–of–its-kind test would allow for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest cancers in part because there are no existing screening methods to enable early detection. When found early, accurate detection of pancreatic cancer enables more timely, potentially curative surgical and therapeutic options for patients. People with new-onset diabetes are at high-risk of pancreatic cancer. Out of an estimated 60,000 patients diagnosed each year with pancreatic cancer in the U.S. alone, nearly 25% are found to have new-onset diabetes before a pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

“Along with our test’s recent designation by the FDA as a breakthrough device, the findings from this study presented at APA underscore the opportunity we have to make a positive difference for patients by bringing this pancreatic cancer test to market,” said Samuel Levy, Ph.D., chief executive and chief scientific officer at Bluestar Genomics and lead author of the study. “Based on these results, we are moving forward with completing the analytical validation in the coming months and making a CLIA laboratory developed test available next year.”

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