{"id":397170,"date":"2020-12-10T07:48:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T12:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=397170"},"modified":"2020-12-10T07:48:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T12:48:08","slug":"haliodx-partners-with-dasa-the-largest-diagnostics-provider-in-latin-america-to-make-immunoscore-available-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/haliodx-partners-with-dasa-the-largest-diagnostics-provider-in-latin-america-to-make-immunoscore-available-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"HalioDx Partners with DASA, the Largest Diagnostics Provider in Latin America, to make Immunoscore\u00ae available in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n HalioDx Partners with DASA, the Largest Diagnostics Provider in Latin America, to make Immunoscore\u00ae available in Brazil<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Marseille, France, December 10, 2020 HalioDx SAS, the immuno-oncology diagnostic company pioneering the immunological diagnosis of cancers, today announced that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Diagnosticos da America (DASA)\u00a0SA\u00a0for Immunoscore\u00ae commercialization in Brazil. Oncologists and patients in Brazil will have an easier access to Immunoscore\u00ae, a unique diagnostic assay that predicts the risk of recurrence and the response to the chemotherapy regimen of patients with early stage colon cancer. Today, Immunoscore\u00ae is available in main Latin American countries (Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and now Brazil) and already used in routine practice in major oncology cancer treatment centers, such as the Institute Fleming in Buenos Aires, Argentina.<\/p>\n

DASA has more than 20 thousand employees and 2 thousand doctors, renowned in Brazil and abroad, who work in a robust and capillary health care network across the country.\u00a0 The company performs more than 275 million exams for 25 million patients per year, through its more than 40 laboratory networks distributed in approximately 800 units. The introduction of Immunoscore\u00ae in their panel of innovative testing will accelerate the adoption of our test in Brazil, notably for the triage of early stage colon cancer patients during Covid-19 crisis1<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been impressed by the capabilities of DASA with a strong footprint in Brazil and a proven record of successes in the highly competitive cancer diagnostics market. This\u00a0 suggests a rapid ramp up of market penetration for our test in the country<\/em> ,\u201d\u00a0says Vincent Fert CEO of HalioDx.<\/strong> He added \u201cWe are going to further expand our distribution network worldwide with key players to advocate the introduction of Immunoscore\u00ae in the routine practice of oncologists\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are more than 51,000 new cases of Colorectal cancers per year in Brazil2<\/sup>\u00a0which represent a significant challenge for health organizations\u00a0in the country. For half of these patients, treatment decisions are problematic leading to over or under treatments. Thanks to Immunoscore\u00ae, relapse risk assessment will be improved for early stage colon cancer patients, notably during the Covid-19 crisis where the assay has demonstrated is utility in triaging patients,\u201d commented Dr. Gustavo Aguiar Campana, DASA\u2019s Medical Director. <\/strong>\u201cThe partnership between DASA and HalioDx represents a significant advance for Brazilian oncologists in charge of gastrointestinal cancers, ensuring access to precision oncology through an advanced and innovative technology.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

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About Immunoscore\u00ae<\/p>\n

Immunoscore\u00ae is an in vitro<\/em> diagnostic test measuring the host immune response at the tumor site. It provides a robust, precise, quantitative, and consensus assessment of lymphocytic infiltration and has been shown to predict patient outcome and response to therapies in several indications (3<\/sup>4<\/sup>5<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO), in its latest edition of the Digestive System Tumours, introduced immune response as an essential and desirable diagnostic criterion for colorectal cancer, in addition to traditional histological parameters.<\/p>\n

Subsequently, Immunoscore\u00ae was included in the 2020 European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis, Treatment and Follow-up for Localized Colon Cancer.<\/p>\n

Immunoscore\u00ae Colon is the first IVD diagnostic test of our Immunoscore\u00ae portfolio for which a comprehensive corpus of clinical data demonstrating its clinical utility associated with TNM scoring in the management of localized colon cancer has been published. Additional immune-based assays in the same portfolio are used as clinical trial assays to support translational research and clinical development. Those assays enable Multiplex Spatial Tissue Analysis and combine proprietary multiplexed immunohistochemistry, advanced image analysis and computerized algorithms.<\/p>\n

Immunoscore\u00ae is currently being investigated in a broad number of clinical studies and cancer indications for establishing its performance as a prognostic factor as well as a predictive factor for response to drugs, notably chemotherapies and immunotherapies.<\/p>\n

\n Immunoscore\u00ae is commercially available in more than 20 countries.<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

About HalioDx<\/p>\n

HalioDx is an immuno-oncology diagnostic company providing oncologists and drug development organizations with first-in-class Immune-based diagnostic products and services to guide cancer care and contribute to precision medicine in the era of immuno-oncology and combination therapies.<\/p>\n

Leveraging the pioneering work of Dr J\u00e9r\u00f4me Galon, HalioDx provides a unique range of immune scoring solutions including its flagship Immunoscore\u00ae assay for the assessment of the immune contexture of a tumor, as a key determinant of patients\u2019 outcomes and response to cancer treatments.<\/p>\n

HalioDx has developed a unique Biopharma partnering ecosystem for the identification of clinically relevant biomarker signatures, the demonstration of their clinical utility in trials and the development and commercialization of resulting diagnostic or companion diagnostic tests. Our programs draw on our expertise and focus on immuno-oncology, a complete suite of genomic and proteomic biomarker profiling services, a world-class data analysis and biostatistics platform, and CLIA-certified laboratories with compliant facilities in Europe and in the US to develop, manufacture, register and market in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products. HalioDx has rapidly become the preferred partner of Biopharma developing therapeutic antibodies, vaccines, chemotherapies, oncolytic peptides, and CAR-T cell therapies.<\/p>\n

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Immunoscore\u00ae is a registered trademark of Inserm licenced to HalioDx.<\/em> Brightplex\u00ae, TMExplore\u2122 and<\/em> Immunosign\u00ae are registered trademarks of HalioDx.<\/em><\/p>\n

About DASA SA
DASA is the leader in diagnostic medicine in Brazil and Latin America and the 5th largest of the sector in the world, with a focus on clinical analysis, imaging diagnostics, genomics and pathology. The company has a team of more than 24,000 employees and 2,000 doctors, renowned in Brazil and abroad, who work in a robust health care network with cappilarity across the country. Through its more than 40 laboratory brands distributed in about 900 units – such as Delboni Auriemo and Salom\u00e3o Zoppi (SP), S\u00e9rgio Franco and CDPI, (RJ), Exame (DF), among others -, DASA performs more 270 million exams per year. Considered one of the most important health players, DASA works with the purpose of positively impacting people’s health and is committed to be a connecting agent in the sector through a more intelligent, predictive and personalized medicine. In 2019, DASA acquired GSC Integradora de Sa\u00fade, with more than 20 years of existence, a reference in Healthcare coordination and management, and Rede \u00cdmpar, the second largest independent hospitalar chain in Brazil, which brings together major hospitals as 9 de Julho (SP), Santa Paula (SP), S\u00e3o Lucas (RJ), CHN (RJ), Bras\u00edlia Maternity and Hospital (DF) and \u00c1guas Claras Hospital (DF).<\/p>\n

Contacts<\/p>\n\n\n
\n Vincent Fert<\/strong><\/p>\n

President and CEO<\/p>\n

+ 33 (0)4 91 29 30 90<\/p>\n

vincent.fert@haliodx.com<\/u><\/a><\/td>\n

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\n Partners<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marie Puvieux \/ C\u00e9line Voisin <\/p>\n

+33 (0)9 81 87 46 72 \/ +33 (0)6 62 12 53 39<\/p>\n

haliodx@atcg-partners.com<\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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