Under the terms of the agreement, Axa will market Rosetta Genomics's miRview tests in Italy. Samples will be sent from Italy to Rosetta Genomics's Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments-laboratory in Philadelphia for analysis. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
miRview tests include miRview mets, miRview squamous and miRview meso. miRview mets test can accurately identify the primary tumor site in patients presenting with metastatic cancer, as well in patients whose tumor has not been identified, and consequently been labeled cancer of unknown primary.
While miRview meso test leverages microRNA's high specificity as biomarkers to differentiate mesothelioma, a cancer connected to asbestos exposure, from other carcinomas in the lung, miRview squamous differentiates squamous from non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer patients.
Ronen Tamir, chief commercialization officer of Rosetta Genomics, said: "We believe that there is significant need for our miRview tests in Italy, as well as worldwide, and that Axa is the right partner to bring these tests to cancer patients in Italy. As we have previously mentioned, we are continuously expanding our global distribution network, and believe that by the end of 2009 our tests will be available in other regions as well."
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