MDxHealth announces UnitedHealthcare to provide commercial coverage for the Genomic Prostate Score (GPS) Test
MDxHealth SA (NASDAQ/Euronext: MDXH), a commercial-stage precision diagnostics company, today announced that UnitedHealthcare will cover the mdxhealth Genomic Prostate Score (GPS) test (formerly Oncotype DX GPS) under UnitedHealthcare’s commercial policies to assist with treatment decisions for individuals newly diagnosed with localized prostate cancer and meeting coverage criteria.
Michael K. McGarrity, CEO of mdxhealth, commented: “We are very pleased to announce that UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the United States, will provide coverage for our Genomic Prostate Score (GPS) test. We applaud UnitedHealthcare’s decision to identify our GPS test as its only commercially-covered diagnostic that can improve clinical outcomes for men newly diagnosed with localized prostate cancer.”
In its technical assessment of commercially available genomic panels for stratifying risk in individuals with prostate cancer, UnitedHealthcare’s updated Medical Policy cites findings that "the body of evidence consistently favors use of the GPS assay to assist with management strategies…” UnitedHealthcare’s commercial coverage of GPS supplements coverage that GPS has from other national and regional commercial payers, as well as from Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans.
About Genomic Prostate Score® (GPS) Test
The GPS test is an advanced 17-gene mRNA test to help guide treatment decisions for localized prostate cancer. The test analyzes prostate cancer gene activity to predict disease aggressiveness and provide clinically meaningful endpoints. GPS is a highly personalized assay that quantifies the biologic aggressiveness of the tumor using a 17-gene signature that includes 12 cancer-related genes representative of 4 key biological pathways and 5 reference genes. GPS predicts the likelihood of adverse pathology, prostate cancer death, and metastasis within 10 years.
About mdxhealth®
Mdxhealth is a commercial-stage precision diagnostics company that provides actionable molecular information to personalize patient diagnosis and treatment. The Company’s tests are based on proprietary genomic, epigenetic (methylation) and other molecular technologies and assist physicians with the diagnosis and prognosis of urologic cancers and other urologic diseases. The Company’s U.S. headquarters and laboratory operations are in Irvine, California, with additional laboratory operations in Plano, Texas. European headquarters are in Herstal, Belgium, with laboratory operations in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. For more information, visit mdxhealth.com