New Multi-Marker Blood Test from Lucent Diagnostics Increases the Number of Patients Receiving Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnostic Information
28 Octubre 2024 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
LucentADTM Complete improves on single
biomarker tests, significantly reducing the intermediate zone,
providing results for more patients
Lucent Diagnostics, a brand of Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ:
QTRX), has introduced LucentAD Complete, a new multi-marker blood
test designed to help detect Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in a broader
range of patients.
Recent Alzheimer’s Association criteria for diagnosing
Alzheimer’s recommend that plasma p-Tau 217 tests be designed with
two cutoffs to confidently differentiate between patients with or
without amyloid pathology, a hallmark of AD. However, this approach
leaves an “intermediate zone” of uncertainty, requiring patients
that fall into this zone follow up with cerebral spinal fluid
measurement via invasive lumbar puncture or costly amyloid PET
scans. LucentAD Complete addresses this by reducing the number of
patients that fall into the intermediate zone by threefold. The
test uses a proprietary algorithm to score five AD-related
biomarkers (p-Tau 217, Aβ42/40, NfL, GFAP) providing significantly
better amyloid classification compared to single-marker tests
alone.
“In over 1,000 patients across three independent clinical
cohorts, we achieved guideline performance standard for a
blood-based Alzheimer’s diagnostic test, while significantly
increasing conclusive results for more patients versus p-Tau 217
alone,” said Masoud Toloue, CEO of Quanterix. “This test confirms
our multi-marker approach as the next phase in the evolution of
blood-based testing for AD, and we are excited to present our
results at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD)
conference.”
The test development was funded by the Alzheimer’s Drug
Discovery Foundation's Diagnostics Accelerator.
“Alzheimer’s is a multifaceted disease and as such, we will need
a multi biomarker approach to detect the various underlying
pathologies. Multiplex platforms, like Quanterix’s Simoa platform,
offer the potential to move us closer to a precision medicine
approach,” said Howard Fillit, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Science
Officer at Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation. “The ability of
LucentAD’s test to reduce the intermediate zone of pTau testing
further demonstrates that Alzheimer’s is not a single biomarker
disease.”
Healthcare providers interested in learning more about Lucent
Diagnostics or how to access LucentAD Complete, please visit:
https://www.lucentdiagnostics.com/
For more information about Quanterix’s work in neurology, visit:
https://www.quanterix.com/therapeutic-areas/neurology/.
The Lucent Diagnostics’ tests have been developed and validated
by Quanterix Corporation (CLIA# 22D1053083) in a manner consistent
with CLIA requirements.
About Lucent Diagnostics
Lucent Diagnostics, a commercial brand of Quanterix, was created
in 2023 to deliver revolutionary tools that aid in the earlier
detection of cognitive disease. Powered by the ultra-sensitive
Simoa® technology, Lucent Diagnostics bridges the gap between
research and clinical use by offering products and services
designed specifically to meet the separate needs of institutions
and healthcare providers. With more than a decade of proven success
within the neurology research space, supported by thousands of
publications and partnerships, Quanterix aims to directly impact
the landscape of cognitive disease through its commercial brand,
Lucent Diagnostics. For more information, please visit
www.LucentDiagnostics.com
About Quanterix
From discovery to diagnostics, Quanterix’s ultrasensitive
biomarker detection is fueling breakthroughs only made possible
through its unparalleled sensitivity and flexibility. The Company’s
Simoa® technology has delivered the gold standard for earlier
biomarker detection in blood, serum or plasma, with the ability to
quantify proteins that are far lower than the Limit of
Quantification (LoQ) of conventional analog methods. Its
industry-leading precision instruments, digital immunoassay
technology and CLIA-certified Accelerator laboratory have supported
research that advances disease understanding and management in
neurology, oncology, immunology, cardiology and infectious disease.
Quanterix has been a trusted partner of the scientific community
for nearly two decades, powering research published in more than
2,900 peer-reviewed journals. Find additional information about the
Billerica, Massachusetts-based company at https://www.quanterix.com
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