MedTech Dive March 29, 2024
Designed as an alternative to endoscopy, the cancer screening test uses a sponge collection device that’s paired with an algorithm.
Dive Brief:
- Exact Sciences shared early results of a test it is developing with Mayo Clinic to screen for esophageal cancer and its precursors.
- The test, called Oncoguard Esophagus, uses an encapsulated sponge device to collect esophageal cells. DNA is extracted from the cells and processed in a PCR assay. The results from the assay are run through an algorithm, which provides a positive or negative result, Paul Limburg, Exact Sciences’ chief medical officer of screening, wrote in an email.
- The test, which is designed to be less invasive than an endoscopy, detected esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s esophagus,...
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