TD2 and Deep Lens Partner to Enable Diversity, Access and Faster Clinical Trial Enrollment for Community Oncology Practices

Key Partnership Will Connect Patients with Precision Oncology Clinical Trials and Novel Therapies, Accelerating Access to Promising Treatments

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Translational Drug Development (TD2), a leading precision oncology contract research organization (CRO), and Deep Lens have announced a strategic partnership that will enhance access to tailored oncology treatments and novel clinical studies for patients receiving care in community oncology practices. The partnership will enable TD2 to offer Deep Lens’ proprietary clinical trial matching solution, VIPER™, as well as other research coordination services, to its drug development clients, thereby improving the ability for hospitals, trial coordinators, investigators, and patients to promote, collaborate, participate in and manage oncology clinical trials.

There has been tremendous growth in precision oncology, or the development of treatments that target the molecular profile of a patient’s tumor. The number of approved novel immunotherapy and targeted agents for different cancer indications has increased dramatically over the past five years, as has the number of clinical trials studying their safety and efficacy¹. However, identifying and recruiting eligible patients for precision medicine trials can be challenging. Complex eligibility criteria coupled with very narrow timelines for enrollment can be difficult and labor intensive for study sites and sponsors. The blending of TD2 expertise in precision oncology with the Deep Lens’ clinical trial matching solution platform will improve efficiencies in trial recruitment and enrollment, increase patient access to trials, specifically at community oncology sites, where the majority of patients are diagnosed, and facilitate enhanced access to the right care, for the right patient, at the right time.

The Deep Lens VIPER platform automates the study screening process from time of patient diagnosis to qualified enrollment through the ingestion of genomic data, EMR, pathology, radiology and other patient data. VIPER provides rich data and interactive reporting capabilities to aggregate site and study-level patient data, making it easier for sites to achieve study objectives.

“The highest priority for TD2 is to ensure every patient that participates in a TD2 clinical trial has the opportunity of achieving clinical benefit,” said Stephen Gately, President and CEO at TD2. “Working with the Deep Lens platform and coordinators, TD2 can match cutting edge science and molecular testing results with clinical protocol inclusion/exclusion criterion to ensure patients get access to clinical trials where there is an increased likelihood of benefit. We are truly excited that this partnership has the potential to change the way early phase oncology trials are run and enrolled, taking the pressure off the sites to find the next patient and putting the focus on the right patient.”

“The drug development process has expanded significantly as our knowledge and understanding of cancer has evolved, and this has resulted in an increase in the number of precision medicine trials studying targeted therapies. While this is a positive step in our battle against cancer, unfortunately, the large majority of these trials fail to enroll enough patients to progress,” said Dave Billiter, co-founder and chief executive officer of Deep Lens. “Our approach is to reach more patients by working in the community oncology setting, where the majority of these patients are diagnosed and treated. The partnership with TD2 will allow us to support drug developers to identify and enroll patients into trials for which they are eligible – through our AI-based platform, we can do this right at the time of a patient’s diagnosis. This means more patients have access to life-changing therapies sooner, and drug developers can more effectively test the safety and efficacy of new therapies in more diverse populations.”

About TD2

TD2 is a leader in precision oncology, providing innovative services for improved drug development. Using a dedicated, expert team with broad experience and understanding in cancer medicine, TD2 is uniquely positioned to support accelerated development of novel therapeutics. Rigorous and high-throughput translational preclinical development services, combined with regulatory affairs expertise, enables customize clinical trial design and execution. The broad suite of capabilities encourages the timely selection of patient populations who are most likely to benefit from a new agent, and the rapid identification of clinically significant endpoints. TD2 is committed to reducing the risks and uncertainty inherent in the drug development process with the ultimate goal of accelerating patient access to promising treatments. For more information, visit www.TD2inc.com

About Deep Lens

Deep Lens is a digital healthcare company focused on a groundbreaking approach to faster recruitment of the best-suited cancer patients to clinical trials. VIPER, Deep Lens’ integrated cloud platform, provides care teams with visibility and workflows that combine lab, EMR, and genomic data to match cancer patients to clinical trials and precision therapies at the time of diagnosis, accelerating recruitment and compressing study timelines to bring game-changing therapies to market sooner. Growing with sponsors, providers, and strategic partners, Deep Lens challenges the status quo so that patients can get the best therapies. For more information, visit www.deeplens.ai.

1. Citeline Trialtrove July 2021

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