ProPhase Labs announces its BE-smart featured in peer-reviewed article

ProPhase Labs announced that its flagship diagnostic test, which is undergoing clinical validation as a laboratory developed test, LDT, for esophageal cancer screening, was featured in International Journal of Molecular Science, volume 24, no. 4 edition. The article highlights the current clinical limitations and future molecular innovations of Barrett’s esophagus-related cancer. The article recognizes ProPhase Labs’ BE-smart assay as a mass spectrometry-based test that, once clinically validated, may offer a fully quantitative analysis of these markers and other proteins indicative of disease progression from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded forceps biopsies, with the potential to demonstrate the predictability of carcinogenesis, as traditional oncogenes have failed to yield consistent prognostic results. Ted Karkus, CEO of ProPhase Labs added, "Further development of novel therapies and the increased use of molecular diagnostics will promote informed decision-making for clinicians to help mitigate the threats presented by Barrett’s-related esophageal cancer. In the coming weeks, we plan to further update our shareholders as to our progress and development timelines for our BE-Smart Esophageal Cancer Test. We currently believe, but cannot assure, that we will be able to commercialize the BE-Smart diagnostic tool within 12 to 18 months based on the completion of testing of a total of 1,000 specimens with mProbe in coordination with specimens provided by the Mayo Clinic. The future for this diagnostic test is very exciting and could save countless lives by diagnosing pre-cancerous cells years earlier than current standard diagnostic protocols for esophageal cancer. We believe the BE-Smart diagnostic tool, once fully clinically validated, has the potential to be commercialized in 2024 with multi-billion-dollar potential."