QT Imaging Granted Renewal of NIH Sponsored Study for Early Identification of Response of Breast Cancer Patients to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
29 Octubre 2024 - 6:30AM
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QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:QTI) a medical device company
engaged in research, development, and commercialization of
innovative body imaging systems, is pleased to announce the third
year renewal of its five-year research grant from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Cancer Institute (NCI). The
study is a collaboration with the Department of Radiation Oncology,
the Radiation Treatment Program at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences
Centre in Toronto, Canada, the largest cancer center in Canada, and
The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering and Grainger College of
Engineering.
As reported in the past, the goal of the project is to develop
an accurate, quantitative, portable, safe, and repeatable breast
imaging approach for early identification of the response of breast
cancer patients to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). As part of this
grant, quantitative breast images with independent biomarkers known
to be sensitive to cancer were to be collected, and the response of
cancer to therapy was planned to be derived from quantitative
ultrasound based on backscatter analysis.
The QTI Breast Acoustic CT™ System installed at Sunnybrook
Health Sciences Center earlier in the year was used to collect high
resolution breast images from female patients with independent
biomarkers known to be sensitive to cancer. The backscatter
analysis method was successfully tested on in vivo breast imaging
data. As for the next steps, the team will incorporate the
algorithms into the QTI image reconstruction flow through combined
algorithms and apply AI/ML techniques to yield an improved estimate
of NAC efficacy based on the quantitative biomarkers from QTI scans
data and backscatter analysis. As these quantitative biomarkers
were never before available with an imaging scan, they generate
fertile ground for novel AI/ML development.
“We are very encouraged by the results of our study and are
privileged to work with Michael Oelze, PhD at Illinois, Greg
Czarnota, MD, PhD at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre,” said Dr.
James Wiskin, PhD, Principal Data Scientist and QTI Fellow. “The
renewal of this grant is a reaffirmation of the need to determine
effective therapies that work efficiently in days instead of months
in cancer patients. The ongoing research holds the promise of
yielding additional quantitative markers with improved estimate
precision not afforded by conventional ultrasound imaging
modalities.”
About QT Imaging Holding, Inc.
QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. is a public (NASDAQ: QTI) medical
device company engaged in research, development, and
commercialization of innovative body imaging systems using low
frequency sound waves. QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. strives to improve
global health outcomes. Its strategy is predicated upon the fact
that medical imaging is critical to the detection, diagnosis, and
treatment of disease and that it should be safe, affordable,
accessible, and centered on the patient’s experience. For more
information on QT Imaging Holdings, Inc., please visit the
company’s website at www.qtimaging.com.
Breast Acoustic CT™ is a trademark of an affiliate of QT Imaging
Holdings, Inc.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Such statements contain words such as “will,” and
“expect,” or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and
include (without limitation) statements regarding the grant goals
and next steps. Forward-looking statements involve certain risks
and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from
those discussed in any such statement. These risks include, but are
not limited to: research results from the use of the Breast
Acoustic CT™ Scanner, the ability of QT Imaging Holdings to sell
and deploy the Breast Acoustic CT™ Scanner, the ability to extend
product offerings into new areas or products, the ability to
commercialize technology, unexpected occurrences that deter the
full documentation and “bring to market” plan for products, trends
and fluctuations in the industry, changes in demand and purchasing
volume of customers, unpredictability of suppliers, the ability to
attract and retain qualified personnel and the ability to move
product sales to production levels. Additional factors that could
cause actual results to differ are discussed under the heading
“Risk Factors” and in other sections of QT Imaging Holding’s (and
its predecessor, GigCapital5, Inc.) filings with the SEC, and in
its other current and periodic reports filed or furnished from time
to time with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this press
release are made as of the date hereof, based on information
available to QT Imaging Holdings as of the date hereof, and QT
Imaging Holdings assumes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement.
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