Agendia and CBLPath Announce Agreement to Assist Physicians in Diagnostic Assessment of Breast Cancer

Agendia, a leading molecular diagnostics company, and CBLPath, Inc., a leading pathology services provider, have announced they have agreed to collaborate in providing molecular diagnostics testing to breast cancer patients.

"We expect this collaboration to have a significant clinical impact," said Neil Barth, M.D., Agendia's Chief Medical Officer. "A large part of CBLPath's focus is on breast cancer. Agendia's MammaPrint test is a sophisticated assay for breast cancer recurrence risk. Through our BluePrint assay, we also provide a widely available test for molecular subtyping of breast cancer. By working more closely together, Agendia and CBLPath will move the treatment of breast cancer toward better outcomes and fewer unnecessary side-effects."

The collaboration is expected to advance the availability of personalized medicine and to benefit both physicians who treat breast cancer and women who have the disease.

"Pathologists' approach to breast cancer diagnosis is being significantly advanced by molecular diagnostics," said Carlos D. Urmacher, M.D., FCAP, FASCP, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer of CBLPath. "CBLPath's expertise in breast pathology coupled with Agendia's innovative tests will provide definitive information for breast cancer patients and their physicians when evaluating treatment options. Given the prominence of CBLPath and Agendia in providing sophisticated laboratory services in this field, I look forward to a powerfully synergistic relationship between the two companies."