Clarient to Commercialize Novel Breast Canc...( Clarient Insight(TM) Dx Breast Canc...)

Clarient Insight(TM) Dx Breast Cancer Profile Represents First Molecular

Test Applicable to All Stages of Operable Breast Cancer

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Clarient, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLRT), a premier technology and services resource for pathologists, oncologists and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that it will commercialize a novel breast cancer test, the first molecular test available that is applicable to all stages of operable breast cancer, including lymph node-positive patients. The new offering, called Clarient Insight(TM) Dx Breast Cancer Profile, will be sold by Clarient through an exclusive license agreement with Prediction Sciences, a La Jolla, CA-based company that develops high-value molecular diagnostics for disease detection, prognosis and selection of appropriate therapy.

Clarient's Insight Dx Breast Cancer Profile is a series of molecular assays that, when combined using Prediction Sciences' proprietary algorithm, offer information designed to help individual patients and their physicians understand the risk of recurrence and assist them in selecting the most appropriate therapy. The profile could allow patients to avoid the toxic effects of unnecessary chemotherapy, thereby reducing the overall cost of care. The availability of the test through Clarient reflects the healthcare industry's move toward personalized medicine that helps physicians understand the unique aspects of a patient's disease in order to develop more effective treatment plans. Leading oncology organizations have recommended adopting this type of test since a large percentage of women who undergo chemotherapy have little chance of benefiting from the toxic treatment. According to industry analy
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