VANCOUVER, BC – Med BioGene Inc. (TSX Venture: MBI) today announced that two poster presentations in respect of LungExpress Dx™ will be made at the January meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research – International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Joint Conference on Molecular Origins of Lung Cancer: Prospects for Personalized Prevention and Therapy (http://www.aacr.org/home/scientists/meetings--workshops/aacr-iaslc-joint-conference-lung-cancer.aspx).  

The first presentation will be made by MBI and details the initial results of a health economic evaluation of LungExpress Dx.  The study was undertaken my MBI and Quorum Consulting of San Francisco and outlines the potential clinical utility and cost savings associated with the use of LungExpress Dx in the management of early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

The second presentation will be made by MBI’s collaborators at the University Health Network (Princess Margaret Hospital) in Toronto and details the positive results from the previously announced validation study of LungExpress Dx.  The study met its primary endpoint in confirming that the 15-gene expression-based signature underlying LungExpress Dx is an independent prognostic marker in early-stage NSCLC for identifying, more selectively than routine staging, patients with significantly different prognoses and may provide additional clinical value beyond standard measures of risk. 

The meeting is being held in Coronado, California at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort and Spa.  The presentations will be made at poster sessions as follows:

About Med BioGene

MBI is a life science company focused on the development and commercialization of genomic-based personalized clinical laboratory diagnostic tests.  MBI is committed to advancing personalized medicine by commercializing tests that provide clinically relevant information to improve patient treatment and reduce health care costs.  For more information, please visit www.medbiogene.com.

Further Information

For corporate information, please contact:

Erinn B. Broshko
Chief Executive Officer
(604) 306-4969
ebroshko@medbiogene.com
www.medbiogene.com

For investor relations information, please contact:

Peterson Capital
(604) 684-2883
rick@rickpeterson.ca
www.petersoncapital.ca 

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