Adaptive Announces Launch of Epic Integration for clonoSEQ

The Adaptive-Epic integration will provide clinicians and patients with easier access to minimal residual disease (MRD) monitoring in blood cancers

SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ADPT), a commercial stage biotechnology company that aims to translate the genetics of the adaptive immune system into clinical products to diagnose and treat disease, today announced that clonoSEQ is now available to health care providers as a fully integrated test in Aura, Epic’s specialty diagnostics suite. This integration will allow providers to order and review clonoSEQ minimal residual disease (MRD) testing results in Epic as they would for any test performed directly at the site of care.

MRD refers to the number of cancer cells that might remain in a patient’s body during and after treatment and that may eventually lead to recurrence of the disease. clonoSEQ is the only FDA-cleared test to detect MRD in bone marrow from patients with multiple myeloma or B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) and blood or bone marrow from patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). clonoSEQ is also available for use in other lymphoid cancers and specimen types as a CLIA-validated laboratory-developed test (LDT). MRD is one of the strongest predictors of outcomes in blood cancers and routine testing provides a personalized way to track a patient’s individual response to treatment and inform clinical decision-making to optimize care.

“Partnering with Epic, a top EHR provider in the U.S., is an integral part of our vision for a best-in-class customer experience and will accelerate adoption of the test by removing workflow-related barriers that send-out tests commonly face,” said Susan Bobulsky, senior vice president, diagnostics, Adaptive Biotechnologies. “Based on positive feedback from our earliest adopters, and significant interest conveyed by other sites, we will advance our nationwide deployment efforts in order to provide a seamlessly integrated testing experience in Epic for as many providers and patients as possible.”

Under the partnership established in September 2022, clonoSEQ is available to healthcare providers through Aura, Epic's specialty diagnostics suite. Integration with Epic EHR provides convenient access to clonoSEQ MRD results along with discrete data directly in patient records, enabling faster, more efficient decision-making for oncologists and equipping patients with real-time insights into their disease status.