Adaptive Biotechnologies and Collaborators to Present Data from More Than 35 Abstracts at ASH 2020 Highlighting Clinical Relevance of MRD Testing with the clonoSEQ® Assay in Blood Cancer Patients

In This Article:

  • Studies reinforce clonoSEQ as standard of care in minimal residual disease (MRD) across eight disease states

  • Real-world evidence shows treatment decisions based on precise MRD measurement directly correlate with improved patient outcomes and cost savings

SEATTLE, Nov. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ADPT), a commercial stage biotechnology company that aims to translate the genetics of the adaptive immune system into clinical products to diagnose and treat disease, together with its collaborators will present data from more than 35 abstracts studying the use of Adaptive’s clonoSEQ® Assay for minimal residual disease (MRD) assessment at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) virtual 62nd Annual Meeting and Exposition, December 5-8. clonoSEQ is the first and only U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared assay for MRD assessment in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), multiple myeloma and B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) and is widely available to clinicians and patients across the U.S.

“We are thrilled to see so many investigators presenting clonoSEQ data at ASH this year, among the more than 300 ASH studies highlighting MRD data, significantly growing the body of evidence validating this tool as a critical measure of patient outcomes,” said Lance Baldo, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Adaptive Biotechnologies. “As innovation continues for the treatment of blood cancers with novel and highly targeted therapies that create deep and durable responses for patients, we see clinicians increasingly utilizing clonoSEQ to help guide day-to-day patient care.”

Assessment of MRD is a way to directly detect and quantify remaining disease, even in the absence of symptoms, across a spectrum of blood cancers. A patient’s MRD status gives clinicians timely information about how a patient may be responding to treatment, so patients and providers can be in control when it comes to managing their disease and treatment decisions.

clonoSEQ, the first clinical application of Adaptive’s immune medicine platform, will be featured in 14 oral presentations and 23 posters at ASH. Data on clinical and research utility from studies, as well as findings based on real-world experience, will be presented across a range of cancers including multiple myeloma, ALL, CLL and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). These new data show a correlation between clonoSEQ MRD results and improved blood cancer patient outcomes, enhanced clinical decision-making, and potential savings to the healthcare system.

Additional data at ASH this year will highlight Adaptive’s immune profiling research tool, immunoSEQ®, to quantitatively assess the immune response to novel therapies in development.