Zydus Lifesciences partners with US-based Myriad Genetics to launch cancer-risk assessment diagnostic tests in India

Ahmedabad-based Zydus Lifesciences has signed an agreement with US-based Myriad Genetics, a leader in molecular diagnostic testing and precision medicine company.

Pursuant to the agreement, Zydus will be introducing MyRisk® Hereditary Cancer Test, MyChoice® HRD Plus, Homologous Recombination Deficiency (HRD) Test and Prolaris® Prostate Cancer Prognostic Test to patients, clinicians, and healthcare systems across India.

With the increasing incidence of cancers globally, the MyRisk® Test can help people safeguard their health and take precautionary steps and lifestyle changes that can minimise the risk of cancer. In patients suffering from prostate and ovarian cancers, the Prolaris® Test and MyChoice® HRD Plus Test, respectively, can help patients understand the disease progression and inform the right treatment path.

As part of this agreement, Zydus will exclusively market, create awareness, access and engage clinicians on three of Myriad Genetics’ broadly validated diagnostic platforms, MyRisk® Hereditary Cancer Test, MyChoice® HRD Plus Test for ovarian cancer, and Prolaris® a gene expression Prostate Cancer Prognostic Test. These tests have been widely adopted in the North America, Europe, and major global cancer centres, and will now empower Indian oncologists with cutting-edge genomic decision-support tools.

The MyRisk® Test is a germline multigene panel for individuals with personal or family history suggestive of hereditary cancer. It detects pathogenic variants in high, moderate and emerging-risk genes to estimate lifetime cancer risk and inform personalised prevention strategies.