MDxHealth Signs Research Collaboration with University of Oxford
MDxHealth SA (NASDAQ/Euronext: MDXH), a leading commercial-stage precision diagnostics company, today announced a research collaboration with the University of Oxford to investigate the correlation between the Genomic Prostate Score (GPS) test and prostate cancer progression following treatment for localized prostate cancer.
Ian Mills, PhD, John Black Professor of Prostate Cancer at University of Oxford, commented: "Prostate cancer is a prevalent male cancer that can develop into metastases in certain cases, underscoring the urgent need for improved risk stratification through disease profiling and biological modeling. We are excited to collaborate with mdxhealth to validate the GPS test's potential to enhance risk assessment in men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer."
As a pivotal part of this collaboration, mdxhealth will conduct GPS testing on patient samples derived from the Prostate Mechanisms of Progression and Treatment (ProMPT) cohort. Initiated in 2002, the ProMPT collaborative translational research group involves the cooperation of multiple cancer research programs to collect biological samples and clinical data from participants across the United Kingdom.
Michael K. McGarrity, CEO of mdxhealth, commented, “This groundbreaking research partnership between mdxhealth and University of Oxford marks a crucial step toward advancing the understanding of prostate cancer progression and treatment outcomes. The outcomes of this collaboration can pave the way for more tailored and effective treatments for patients with localized prostate cancer. We firmly believe that our Genomic Prostate Score test holds the potential to accurately predict disease progression in patients undergoing treatment for localized prostate cancer.”