Molecular Endocrinology

Level One Evidence Proves Premenopausal Patients within the Ultra-Low Subset of Agendia’s MammaPrint Low Risk Result Can Safely Forgo Chemotherapy

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Agendias MammaPrint is the only FDA-cleared test that can identify an Ultra-Low risk tumor as a separate risk level from the Low-risk group and therefore inform distinct treatment plans.

Key Points: 
  • Agendias MammaPrint is the only FDA-cleared test that can identify an Ultra-Low risk tumor as a separate risk level from the Low-risk group and therefore inform distinct treatment plans.
  • Without the level of precision MammaPrint offers, these tumors risk may be underestimated or overtreated.
  • While Agendias original MINDACT data found a small 3-4% chemotherapy benefit in premenopausal women with a MammaPrint Low risk result, according to a panel of breast cancer experts including Drs.
  • MammaPrint is a 70-gene prognostic test that, along with other clinicopathologic factors, determines a specific patients breast cancer recurrence risk.

ViaCyte Appoints Stem Cell Therapy Expert Dr. Timothy Kieffer as Chief Scientific Officer

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Monday, September 13, 2021

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaCyte, Inc. , an innovator in cellular therapy and regenerative medicine, today announced the appointment of Timothy Kieffer, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaCyte, Inc. , an innovator in cellular therapy and regenerative medicine, today announced the appointment of Timothy Kieffer, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Officer.
  • "Tim is a global thought leader and one of the foremost experts in developing stem cell-based therapies for treatment of diabetes," said Michael Yang, Chief Executive Officer, ViaCyte.
  • "I am excited to join ViaCyte at this important moment, building on the impressive progress the team has made toward finding a functional cure for diabetes," said Dr. Kieffer.
  • ViaCyte is a privately held clinical-stage regenerative medicine company developing novel cell replacement therapies based on two major technological advances: cell replacement therapies derived from pluripotent stem cells and medical device systems for cell encapsulation and implantation.