Rosetta Genomics introduces new cancer test

The test is now commercially available through Rosetta Genomics CLIA-certified lab in Philadelphia.

miRview meso differentiates mesothelioma, a cancer connected to asbestos exposure, from other carcinomas in the lung, the company said.

Rosetta Genomics expects to perform approximately 2,000 tests during 2009 in its laboratory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Harvey Pass, division chief of thoracic surgery and thoracic oncology at the New York University Langone Medical Center, said: “I am very excited to finally see a molecularly based test that can objectively differentiate mesothelioma from several types of carcinomas in the lung with such high level of accuracy. Ruling out mesothelioma from lung cancer for individuals that were exposed to asbestos can be difficult and challenging. I am sure that this test will become an important tool for both oncologists and pathologists in obtaining the right diagnosis in these patients.”