Radient Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NYSE Amex: RPC), a US-based pharmaceutical company, announced today it has entered into a collaboration agreement through its wholly owned subsidiary AMDL Diagnostics, Inc. (ADI) with CeTeCancer -- a Chilean-based research laboratory -- to validate the effectiveness of Radient Pharmaceuticals' Onko-Sure™ in vitro diagnostic (IVD) cancer test as an early detection and prevention test for lung cancer.
ADI and CeTeCancer will collaborate on a research project entitled "Early Detection and Prevention of Lung Cancer Using Recent Advances in Genomics and Imagen" using the Onko-Sure™ cancer test kit. The purpose of the research project is to identify an effective early-detection and prevention program for lung cancer. CeTeCancer will provide clinical samples and perform all clinical testing. The research project is supported by INNOVA CORFO and will run for 18 months with final results anticipated to be published in early 2011.
"We are delighted to enter into this partnership with a highly innovative scientific group working to detect and potentially prevent the deadly and worldwide spread of lung cancer," said Mr. Douglas MacLellan, Chairman and CEO of Radient Pharmaceuticals. "The expected results of this project should significantly accelerate the international commercialization of Onko-Sure™ and bring Radient Pharmaceuticals one step closer to securing its leadership position in the cancer IVD test market."