Scientific Evidence

Pharmacogenomic characteristics and IDgenetix-guided medication management for older adults with depression and anxiety

Mar 2024

This study showed that the drug-drug interactions and lifestyle factors provided by Castle Biosciences’ IDgenetix® test significantly improved medication recommendations over drug-gene interactions alone for patients 65 and older.

Author: Cao F, Lorenz R, Hanson E, Cook R

Publication: Poster at AAGP 2024

Prospecive validation of the i31-GEP for cutaneous melanoma to select patients who may consider foregoing SLNB

Mar 2024

This study shares three-year outcomes data from Castle’s prospective, multicenter study of patients with melanoma who were being considered for an SLNB (n=322). In the study, at three years, all patients with a low-risk DecisionDx-Melanoma test result were recurrence free (recurrence free survival of 100%). The performance data shared in this presentation, in conjunction with previous validation and performance studies, show DecisionDx-Melanoma as an accurate and precise clinical tool that can identify patients who may safely forego SLNB, reducing the number of unnecessary SLNBs performed (by ~25% in this study alone) and the associated costs and risks of complications that accompany them.

Author: J. Michael Guenther, MD

Publication: Oral Presentation at SSO 2024

Utility of 31-gene expression profile test in identifying patients with T1 cutaneous melanoma at high risk of SLN positivity and recurrence

Mar 2024

Demonstrate that the 31-GEP offers significant prognostic value in addition to SLN status to help identify patients at the highest risk of tumor recurrence.

Author: Shawn Young, MD, et al.

Publication: ePoster at SSO 2024

23-gene expression profile (GEP) testing for diagnosis of cutaneous melanocytic lesions in a Medicare-eligible population

Mar 2024

The high accuracy and clinical utility of the 23-GEP test demonstrated across multiple prior studies are applicable to the Medicare-eligible population.

Author: Jose A Plaza, MD, et al.

Publication: Poster, presented at the 2023 College of American Pathologist (CAP) Annual Meeting

Gene Expression Differences Identified in Skin Samples of Mycosis Fungoides, Atopic Dermatitis, and Psoriasis.

Jan 2024

Gene Expression Differences Identified in Skin Samples of Mycosis Fungoides, Atopic Dermatitis, and Psoriasis.

Author: Farberg A, et al.

Publication: Poster, presented at the 2024 Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference - Hawaii®, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 12-17, 2024

The 40-gene expression profile (40-GEP) test identifies cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) patients at high risk of metastasis within lower-staged tumors to better guide treatment decisions

Jan 2024

Publication: Poster, presented at the 2024 Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference - Hawaii®, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 12-17, 2024

Diagnostic discordance among histopathological reviewers for difficult-to- diagnose melanocytic lesions

Jan 2024

Author: Hosler G, et al.

Publication: Poster, presented at the 2024 Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference - Hawaii®, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 12-17, 2024

The 31-gene expression profile test outperforms AJCC in stratifying risk of recurrence in patients with stage I cutaneous melanoma

Jan 2024

In a head-to-head comparison of DecisionDx-Melanoma to AJCCv8 staging for stage I cutaneous melanoma (CM) patients (n=6,883) two cohorts were analyzed using recurrence-free survival and melanoma-specific survival. Results from the study showed that DecisionDx-Melanoma significantly improved patient risk stratification, independent of AJCC staging in patients. In addition, DecisionDx-Melanoma provided greater separation between high-risk (Class 2B) and low-risk (Class 1A) groups than seen between AJCC stage IA and IB.

Author: Podlipnik S, et al.

Publication: Cancers

Real-world evidence confirms risk stratification of the 31-GEP and i31-GEP in prospectively tested patients with stage I-III cutaneous melanoma

Jan 2024

Author: Pariser D, et al.

Publication: Poster, presented at the 2024 Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference - Hawaii®, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 12-17, 2024

Diagnostic utility of the 23-gene expression profile test for an atypical intradermal melanocytic proliferation

Dec 2023

A case report describing how MyPath GEP testing leads to diagnostic clarity in a histopathologically ambiguous melanocytic lesion on the face of a 34-year-old man.

Author: Marks E, et al.

Publication: Future Medicine

A physician’s guide to the use of gene expression profile ancillary diagnostic testing for cutaneous melanocytic neoplasms

Dec 2023

Author: Marks E, et al.

Publication: Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology

A Physician’s Guide to the Use of Gene Expression Profile Ancillary Diagnostic Testing for Cutaneous Melanocytic Neoplasms

Dec 2023

A real-world assessment of common use scenarios of MyPath GEP testing by dermatopathologists and dermatologists to achieve definitive diagnoses and personalized patient management plans.

Author: Marks E, et al.

Publication: Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology