Arrayit Corporation (ARYC)

[MikeCr]

Arrayit website has an Ovarian Cancer Forum section. I don't remember having seen it before tonight. My google alert picked it up tonight.

Among the many questions asked/answered in the forum are these about OvaDx:

What is the Arrayit OvaDx® Pre-Symptomatic Ovarian Cancer Test?
Arrayit Corporation has pioneered a new ovarian cancer screening test known as OvaDx®, which stands for ovarian cancer diagnosis. Based on the latest advances in life sciences technology, OvaDx® uses a sophisticated detection device known as a microarray to detect ovarian cancer as early as 5 years in advance of any overt disease symptoms. OvaDx® has been shown in research studies to detect stage IA tumors with high sensitivity and specificity.

What does OvaDx® detect?
OvaDx® detects a woman’s immune response, which is activated as soon as ovarian cancer cells begin to grow. The immune system identifies ovarian cancer cells as a abnormal condition in the body, and quickly activates an immune response to combat the illness. By measuring the immune response, OvaDx® is able to detect ovarian cancer much earlier than current tests.

How is the OvaDx® testing procedure performed?
OvaDx® is an advanced and non-invasive molecular diagnostics testing procedure. A few drops of blood are drawn and spun at high speed to collect the serum. A small amount of serum is then applied to an OvaDx® microarray to allow binding reactions to occur between the patient's serum molecules and capture agents on the OvaDx® testing substrate. Following the binding step, the test is stained with fluorescent molecules to visualize the captured molecules and a report is generated based on a scanned digital image. Samples that produce positive signals on OvaDx® are scored as positive for ovarian cancer whereas samples that fail to produce positive signals are scored as negative.

When will OvaDx® be available?OvaDx® is currently be used for research purposes only. OvaDx® as a clinical diagnostic test will be available to the public upon FDA approval.

http://arrayit.com/Microarray_Diagnostics/Ovarian_Cancer_Forum/ovarian_cancer_forum.html