PierianDx Partners with Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute to Advance Cancer Care
St. Louis, MO., Oct. 7, 2021 -PierianDx, the global leader in clinical genomics knowledge, today announced that it will partner with Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) to support expanded access to the highest quality genomic testing on solid tumors and hematologic malignancies and lymph nodes leveraging NGS technology. Under the partnership, FCS will locally analyze and interpret sequencing data generated with the Illumina TruSight Oncology 500 Research Use Only assay and the Invitae VariantPlex, Liquid Plex, ad Fusion Plex panels using PierianDx Clinical Genomic Workspace (CGW) to rapidly and accurately detect mutations and offer the best therapeutic options for patients.
Historical approaches to precision medicine testing include centralized testing performed at large
national laboratories where the laboratory typically has little-to-no interaction with the patient and
limited treating physician interaction. By localizing genomic testing, FCS patients will benefit from
more direct access to testing within the context of care. Offering these tests in the FCS laboratory
will also enable improved collaboration between the diagnostic team who interpret the test results
and the treating physicians, which drives alignment across the care team and increases confidence
in the clinical utility of genomic testing.
The genomic test results at Florida Cancer Specialists will be delivered via a customizable report
generated by the PierianDx CGW. Powered by a comprehensive knowledgebase and secure and
scalable data analysis platform, the PierianDx CGW will enable Florida Cancer Specialists to quickly
and accurately classify and interpret variants to inform treatment or match patients to the right trial
within the practice’s large network of participating clinical trials.
According to Florida Cancer Specialists CEO Nathan H. Walcker, “We see tremendous clinical and
strategic value to performing this very important testing in-house. By offering in-house genomic
testing, we will continue to seek the best options for care for our patient population by quickly and
efficiently providing existing treatments as well as optimizing clinical trial matching opportunities.
We look forward to partnering with PierianDx to provide even greater tools to our physician
partners at FCS and enabling wider access to high complexity testing to the patients we are
privileged to serve.”
“We are thrilled to provide our best-in-class bioinformatics and knowledge platform to support
personalized, community-based cancer care,” states Mark McDonough, CEO of
PierianDx. “Partnering with leading-edge institutions like Florida Cancer Specialists aligns perfectly
with our mission to democratize clinical genomics and to optimally serve physicians and the patients
they treat.”
About PierianDx
Founded in 2014, PierianDx is focused on advancing cancer diagnostics and making targeted
therapeutics more accessible to healthcare systems, laboratories, and patients worldwide. Its
industry-leading clinical genomics technologies, IVD-ready knowledgebase and reporting solution,
and expertise deliver the most integrated, trusted, and collaborative approach across the clinical
care spectrum. From genomic sequencing and biomedical informatics in the laboratory to reporting
and decision support at the patient’s bedside, PierianDx drives the adoption of genomics in clinical
care and accelerates the fight against somatic cancer and hereditary diseases. For more information,
visit www.pieriandx.com.