German Researchers Publish Results on AMDL's DR-70(R) Cancer Test Showing High Sensitivity
November 17 2004 - 6:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
German Researchers Publish Results on AMDL's DR-70(R) Cancer Test
Showing High Sensitivity TUSTIN, Calif. and FRANKFURT, Germany,
Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMDL, Inc. (AMEX:ADL), developer
and marketer of tests for the early detection of cancer and other
serious diseases, today announced that a new study by six
researchers in the Medical Department, University Hospital,
Frankfurt, Germany, determined that AMDL's DR-70(R) immunoassay
"reliably differs between cancer patients and healthy controls." To
evaluate DR-70(R), which quantifies fibrin degradation products
given off by malignant cells into the bloodstream, the researchers
used the blood of 85 patients with a known tumor and 100 healthy
blood donors. The cancers included colorectal, stomach, pancreas,
esophagus and cancer of the gastrointestinal tract. The German
researchers determined that AMDL's DR-70(R) product "showed a good
clinical performance with a sensitivity of 91 percent and a
specificity of 93 percent." Patients with advanced tumors had
significantly higher DR-70(R) scores. The researchers indicated
that the DR-70(R) immunoassay may be useful as a prognostic factor
in the clinical course of malignant diseases. The research appeared
in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, one of the top
gastroenterological journals in the world, and is read especially
by those in clinical practice. About AMDL AMDL, Inc. (AMEX:ADL),
headquartered in Tustin, California, is a theranostics company,
involved in the detection and treatment of the same disease,
cancer. AMDL is the inventor, developer and worldwide marketer
through exclusive distribution agreements of the DR-70(R)
non-invasive cancer blood test, which has demonstrated its ability
to detect the presence in humans of up to 13 cancers 84 percent of
the time overall. In a study published in the Journal of
Immunoassay (1998, vol. 19, pp 63-72) DR-70(R) was shown to detect
at least 13 different types of cancer (lung, breast, stomach,
liver, colon, rectal, ovarian, esophageal, cervical, trophoblastic,
thyroid, malignant lymphoma, pancreatic) although the sample size
for 9 of the cancers was not statistically significant. Clinical
trials of DR-70(R) have been conducted in Canada, China, Germany,
Taiwan and Turkey. DR-70(R) can detect many kinds of cancer using a
single tube of blood, eliminating the need for costly, multiple
tests. AMDL also owns a combination immunogene therapy technology
that is a possible treatment for those already diagnosed with
cancer and could eventually be used as a vaccine to protect
patients known to be at risk because of a family history for
certain types of cancer. The combination therapy both builds the
body's immune system and destroys cancer cells. More information
about AMDL and its additional products can be obtained at
http://www.amdlcorporate.com/. Forward-Looking Statements
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statements and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties,
including the failure to complete successfully the development of
new or enhanced products, the Company's future capital needs, the
lack of market demand for any new or enhanced products the Company
may develop, any actions by the Company's partners that may be
adverse to the Company, the success of competitive products, other
economic factors affecting the Company and its markets, and other
risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The actual results may differ
materially from those contained in this press release. The Company
disclaims any obligation to update any statements in this press
release. DATASOURCE: AMDL, Inc. CONTACT: Gary L. Dreher, President
& CEO of AMDL, Inc., +1-714-505-4460 Web site:
http://www.amdlcorporate.com/
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