MDxHealth Announces UnitedHealthcare to Provide Commercial Coverage for the Genomic Prostate Score (GPS) Test
February 13 2023 - 3:00PM
MDxHealth Announces UnitedHealthcare to Provide Commercial Coverage
for the Genomic Prostate Score (GPS) Test
NEWS RELEASE 13
FEBRUARY
2023,
4:00PM ET /
22:00 CET
UnitedHealthcare singles out mdxheath’s GPS test
as its only commercially-covered test to risk stratify men newly
diagnosed with localized prostate cancer
IRVINE, CA, and HERSTAL, BELGIUM – February 13,
2023 – 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) TestThe 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 and follow us on social media at:
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with respect to the anticipated future performance of MDxHealth and
the market in which it operates, all of which involve certain risks
and uncertainties. These statements are often, but are not always,
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“expect,” “will,” “goal,” “next,” “potential,” “aim,” “explore,”
“forward,” “future,” and “believes” as well as similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements contained in this release include, but
are not limited to, statements regarding the acquisition of
Oncotype DX® GPS prostate cancer business from Exact Sciences
including statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the
acquisition; statements regarding expected future operating
results; statements regarding product development efforts; and
statements regarding our strategies, positioning, resources,
capabilities and expectations for future events or performance.
Such statements and estimates are based on assumptions and
assessments of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors, which were deemed reasonable but may not prove to be
correct. Actual events are difficult to predict, may depend upon
factors that are beyond the company’s control, and may turn out to
be materially different. Examples of forward-looking statements
include, among others, statements we make regarding expected future
operating results, product development efforts, our strategies,
positioning, resources, capabilities and expectations for future
events or performance. Important factors that could cause actual
results, conditions and events to differ materially from those
indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others,
the following: uncertainties associated with the coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic, including its possible effects on our
operations, and the demand for our products; our ability to
successfully and profitably market our products; the acceptance of
our products and services by healthcare providers; the willingness
of health insurance companies and other payers to cover our
products and services and adequately reimburse us for such products
and services; our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory
approvals and comply with applicable regulations; the possibility
that the anticipated benefits from our business acquisitions like
our acquisition of the Oncotype DX® GPS prostate cancer business
will not be realized in full or at all or may take longer to
realize than expected; and the amount and nature of competition for
our products and services. Other important risks and uncertainties
are described in the Risk Factors sections of our most recent
Annual Report on Form 20-F and in our other reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. MDxHealth expressly disclaims
any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements in
this release to reflect any change in its expectations with regard
thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on
which any such statement is based unless required by law or
regulation. This press release does not constitute an offer or
invitation for the sale or purchase of securities or assets of
MDxHealth in any jurisdiction. No securities of MDxHealth may be
offered or sold within the United States without registration under
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or in compliance with
an exemption therefrom, and in accordance with any applicable U.S.
securities laws.
NOTE: The mdxhealth logo, mdxhealth,
Confirm mdx, Select mdx, Resolve mdx, Genomic Prostate Score, GPS
and Monitor mdx are trademarks or registered trademarks of
MDxHealth SA. The GPS test was formerly known as and is frequently
referenced in guidelines, coverage policies, reimbursement
decisions, manuscripts and other literature as Oncotype DX
Prostate, Oncotype DX GPS, Oncotype DX Genomic Prostate Score, and
Oncotype Dx Prostate Cancer Assay, among others. The Oncotype DX
trademark, and all other trademarks and service marks, are the
property of their respective owners.
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