Biodesix: Test Reduced Unnecessary Invasive Procedures on Benign Lung Nodules

New publication in PLOS ONE, a journal of the Public Library of Science, reaffirms clinical utility of the Nodify XL2® proteomic test in a real-world setting

Biodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, announced today that the prospective, real-world ORACLE study (An Observational Registry Study to Evaluate the Performance of the Nodify XL2® Test [NCT03766958]) achieved the primary endpoint of a statistically significant change in the proportion of benign lung nodules managed by Nodify XL2® experiencing invasive procedures. The data was published in PLOS ONE this week.

Lung nodules are a common clinical finding with the increased use of medical imaging for general diagnostic purposes and the expansion of lung cancer screening eligibility. Lung nodules represent an opportunity for early detection of lung cancer but pose a diagnostic dilemma because up to 95% of lung nodules are benign. In this patient population, high rates of invasive procedures, such as biopsies or surgeries, on benign nodules have been documented in the pursuit of lung cancer diagnosis and an analysis of Medicare claims has showed that greater than 40% of the total cost of lung cancer diagnosis was accounted for by biopsied patients without a lung cancer diagnosis.

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