Publication, which once again demonstrates strong EsoGuard performance in a screening population, completes Lucid's clinical evidence package for submission to formally seek Medicare coverage
NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD) ("Lucid" or the "Company") a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company and subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM), today announced that the manuscript for its multicenter ESOGUARD BE-1 study has been accepted for publication in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG). This is the fourth publication presenting clinical validation data for Lucid's EsoGuard® Esophageal DNA Test, and the second to demonstrate its strong performance in an intended-use screening population. Consistent with previous studies, EsoGuard showed high sensitivity and negative predictive value in detecting esophageal precancer (Barrett's Esophagus or BE).
Lucid Diagnostics Inc., markets the first and only commercial tools for widespread early detection of esophageal precancer and cancer – the EsoGuard® Esophageal DNA Test and EsoCheck® Esophageal Cell Collection Device. (PRNewsfoto/Lucid Diagnostics)
"The publication of the ESOGUARD BE-1 study, which once again demonstrated unprecedented EsoGuard performance, is a major milestone for Lucid," said Lishan Aklog, M.D., Lucid's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "With this fourth clinical validation study accepted for peer-reviewed publication, we believe we now have a complete clinical evidence package to submit our data to the MolDX program and formally seek Medicare coverage. We are deeply grateful to Dr. Shaheen and the other investigators, across two continents, for their hard work and commitment to esophageal cancer prevention."
The principal investigator of the ESOGUARD BE-1 study and lead author of the manuscript was leading esophageal precancer expert Nicholas J. Shaheen, M.D., M.P.H., the Bozymski-Heizer Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and lead author of the ACG guidelines on esophageal precancer screening. Study sites included leading academic medical centers, such as Baylor College of Medicine, University of California-Irvine, Vanderbilt University, and University of Utah, as well as other notable U.S. and European centers.
The prospective, multicenter study presented data from a cohort of patients who met ACG guideline criteria for esophageal precancer screening and underwent non-endoscopic EsoGuard testing followed by traditional upper endoscopy. EsoGuard sensitivity and negative predictive value for detecting BE were approximately 88% and 99%, respectively. Specificity and positive predictive value were approximately 81% and 30%, respectively. No serious adverse events were reported. The results once again demonstrate EsoGuard's reliability as an esophageal precancer screening tool, offering a safe and more accessible alternative to traditional endoscopic methods. The study authors concluded that "EsoGuard DNA biomarker testing was well-tolerated, convenient, safe, and efficient...with a PPV and a NPV that can appropriately guide clinical decision-making."
About Lucid Diagnostics Lucid Diagnostics Inc. is a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company, and subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM). Lucid is focused on the millions of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), also known as chronic heartburn, who are at risk of developing esophageal precancer and cancer. Lucid's EsoGuard® Esophageal DNA Test, performed on samples collected in a brief, noninvasive office procedure with its EsoCheck® Esophageal Cell Collection Device, represent the first and only commercially available tools designed with the goal of preventing cancer and cancer deaths through widespread, early detection of esophageal precancer in at-risk patients.
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