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Prostate cancer is personal, and your treatment should be too. The Prolaris genetic test provides personalized information about the aggressiveness of your prostate cancer, helping you to know if you are safe to forego treatment, if you should pursue treatment, and how much treatment is needed for the best possible outcome.
Testing with Prolaris is best done before making any prostate cancer treatment decisions. Any untreated patient diagnosed with localized prostate cancer is a candidate for Prolaris testing, including those who are:
Newly diagnosed
Currently on active surveillance
Are you a metastatic prostate cancer patient?
The Prolaris test adds clinically-proven, objective information about your cancer’s behavior with traditional diagnostic tools like PSA and Gleason score. Prolaris test results have led to changes in prostate cancer management in up to 65% of patients.1-3
Prevents over or under treatment
Prolaris’s clinically validated thresholds reveal how aggressive your cancer is and how much treatment is needed. Knowing this information brings confidence to whatever decision you and your physician make about your treatment path.
Make educated decisions about treatment
Prolaris provides individualized information about your specific cancer to help you and your provider make informed and confident decisions on which treatment pathway is right for you. Prolaris can also help identify which men would benefit from adding hormone therapy (ADT) and who can safely avoid it.
Know your true cancer risk
Learn your risk of dying from prostate cancer in the next 10 years and understand your risk of cancer spreading outside of the prostate.
Prolaris combines unique factors like PSA and Gleason score with a personalized cancer aggressiveness score to give you the most prognostic test available. Your Prolaris Score provides individualized information about how your prostate cancer is behaving to help you and your physician develop the appropriate treatment plan.
Prolaris results tell you if you’re safe to avoid treatment and actively keep watch, or if it makes sense to pursue surgery or radiation. Prolaris gives your doctor the information needed to create a personalized treatment plan. And it gives you a sense of relief that comes from knowing what to expect.
Men with prostate cancer that is not considered to be aggressive may be safely monitored using active surveillance. Active surveillance is the recommended management option for most men with lower risk cancers. In an independent study, Prolaris was able to safely recommend twice as many men for active surveillance compared to other biomarker tests.4
One form of treatment
Men with more aggressive tumors should undergo treatment. The type and intensity (magnitude) of the treatment is usually tailored to the potential risk of the disease. The most common forms of treatment include surgical removal of the prostate and radiation therapy. Prolaris can also help identify which men would benefit from hormone therapy and those who can avoid it, sparing many patients from unnecessary side effects.
Two or more forms of treatment
Men with very aggressive cancer may be offered multi-modal therapy. Multi-modality therapy employs two or more therapies planned at the treatment onset. National cancer guidelines offer suggestions as to which may be a more appropriate treatment option based on the patient’s risk and potential outcomes of the treatment.
It starts with you! There’s no benefit in waiting for your doctor to suggest Prolaris, but there are big benefits to taking the test now. Be proactive and request our patient guide today. Download our tips and prepare for your upcoming appointment with accompanying materials to share with your doctor.
Doctor approves the test order
After the test is ordered, Myriad will obtain the necessary cancer tissue from an existing biopsy. No additional biopsies or blood draws are required.
Your genes are analyzed at our state-of-the-art facility
Myriad looks at your unique genetic information using the latest in sequencing.
Results are available in around 2 weeks
Once results are available, they are sent securely to your doctor’s office. Your doctor will help you understand the results.
Watch how Richard and his doctor worked together to decide on the best treatment option for him based on his Prolaris results.
A prostate cancer diagnosis can be devastating for you and your family, but it’s essential to remember that you have options. If you have questions about how to support your loved one during their prostate cancer journey, we can help.
Being a caregiver
Every Prolaris test provides actionable results to inform more confident prostate cancer treatment decisions.
Myriad is committed to providing patients with access to accurate and affordable genetic results through extensive coverage with most insurance plans and financial assistance programs.
Myriad believes in providing the most accurate and highest quality tests for patients. From hereditary cancer to precision medicine, our tests are designed to give providers and patients the most accurate answer possible.
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