LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Response Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RGDX), a company focused on the development and sale of molecular diagnostic tests that help determine a patient's response to cancer therapy, today announced that the company will present two abstracts at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal (ASCO GI) Cancers Symposium in San Francisco, CA, January 15 to 17, 2015. One presentation, entitled "Expanded KRAS and NRAS assays increase detection of mutations that predict for resistance to therapy in colorectal cancer patients" demonstrates the clinical utility of Response Genetics' proprietary ResponseDX® KRAS and NRAS mutation detection tests in colorectal cancer. The other presentation, entitled "EGFR ligands and ERCC1 mRNA expression to predict clinical outcome in Japanese patients with metastatic colorectal cancer harboring overexpressed EGFR and KRAS exon 2 wild-type treated with cetuximab plus oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy (JACCRO CC-05/06 AR)" provides further clinical evidence for the company's patented ERCC1 mRNA expression technology in predicting response to chemotherapy.
"The innovative presentations at ASCO GI illustrate why ResponseDX® panels should be a first line choice among oncologists for patients" said Response Genetics' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Bologna. "As our RAS poster demonstrates, use of our expanded RAS assay identifies an additional 15% of tumors with mutations relative to assays restricted to RAS exon 2. We believe the expanded RAS testing offered by Response Genetics is invaluable in guiding therapy decisions for colorectal cancer patients."
Poster Session
Expanded KRAS and NRAS assays increase detection of mutations that predict for resistance to therapy in colorectal cancer patients
Date/Time: January 17, 2015, 7:00 – 7:55AM and 12:00 – 2:00PM, Location: Level 1, West Hall
EGFR ligands and ERCC1 mRNA expression to predict clinical outcome in Japanese (JPN) patients (pts) with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) harboring overexpressed EGFR and KRAS exon 2 wild-type (KRAS wt) treated with cetuximab (cet) plus oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy (JACCRO CC-05/06 AR)
Date/Time: January 17, 2015, 7:00 – 7:55AM and 12:00 – 2:00PM, Location: Level 1, West Hall
About Response Genetics, Inc.
Response Genetics, Inc. (the "Company") is a CLIA-certified clinical laboratory focused on the development and sale of molecular diagnostic testing services for cancer. The Company's technologies enable extraction and analysis of genetic information derived from tumor cells stored as formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimens. The Company's principal customers include oncologists and pathologists. In addition to diagnostic testing services, the Company generates revenue from the sale of its proprietary analytical pharmacogenomic testing services of clinical trial specimens to the pharmaceutical industry. The Company's headquarters is located in Los Angeles, California. For more information, please visit www.responsegenetics.com.
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