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GE HealthCare’s FDA-approved flurpiridaz F 18 PET radiotracer, Flyrcado, delivers higher diagnostic efficacy in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), compared to SPECT MPI, the predominant procedure used in nuclear cardiology today With a half-life over ten times longer than currently approved cardiac PET radiotracers, Flyrcado brings the first practical opportunity to combine exercise stress testing with cardiac PET imaging for CAD Available as a unit dose - or ready-to-use, Flyrcado has the potential to expand clinician and patient access to PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval of Flyrcado™ (flurpiridaz F 18) injection, a first of its kind positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (PET MPI) agent, for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). Indicated for patients with known or suspected CAD, Flyrcado delivers higher diagnostic efficacy compared to single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) MPI, the predominant procedure used in nuclear cardiology today. Flyrcado, which can be manufactured in an offsite pharmacy and delivered as a ready-to-use unit dose, has the potential to expand clinician and patient access to PET MPI, including improving diagnostic accuracy in difficult-to-image patients such as those with a high body mass index (BMI) and women 1 . With a half-life of 109-minutes—significantly longer than existing PET MPI tracers—Flyrcado removes the need for on-site tracer production and generator maintenance and enables distribution to a wide network of hospitals and imaging centers. This longer half-life also means Flyrcado brings the first practical opportunity to combine exercise stress testing with cardiac PET imaging for CAD, enabling the most robust protocol for evaluating ischemia in patients. Furthermore, clinicians would have the ability to rescan a patient during the same imaging session in the event of technical difficulties, rather than rescheduling an additional scan. Dr. Jamshid Maddahi, MD, FACC, MASNC, principal investigator of the Flyrcado clinical trials, clinical professor of medicine (cardiology) and molecular and medical pharmacology (nuclear medicine) at UCLA School of Medicine and director of the Biomedical Imaging Institute, said, “Flyrcado is the most exciting development in the field of nuclear cardiology over the past few decades. Although PET MPI as a modality enables high diagnostic accuracy as compared to SPECT MPI 2 , only a minority of annual PET scans in the US are PET MPI because of limited access to the currently available PET tracers—which may be addressed with the introduction of Flyrcado. I am excited for this new radiotracer and its potential impact, as a game changer, for diagnosing the disease with the highest mortality rate in the world.” CAD is the most common form of heart disease and remains the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S. 3 , with 695,000 deaths recorded in 2021 4 . During the multicenter international AURORA Phase III trial, flurpiridaz F 18 was compared with both invasive coronary angiography as a standard of truth to determine diagnostic efficacy in detecting CAD, as well as with SPECT MPI. Around six million MPI procedures are undertaken each year in the U.S. 5 to show blood flow through the heart muscle, and evaluate the presence, extent and degree of myocardial ischemia or infarction. Dr. Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD, MSc, MASNC, immediate Past President of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and Director of Cardiac PET at Houston Methodist Hospital, said “Given the desirable properties of flurpiridaz F 18, both in terms of myocardial uptake and fluorine-18 imaging characteristics, Flyrcado represents a favorable combination of imaging agent pharmacology and convenience to imaging institutions and patients. There are new frontiers for cardiac PET that this tracer can achieve; it can be ordered as a unit dose, and it offers the flexibility to perform exercise stress testing. We expect new imaging centers to be able to offer cardiac PET to their patients, making it more convenient to access PET MPI and providing a meaningful impact for clinicians and their patients.” Kevin O’Neill, CEO of the Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (PDx) segment of GE HealthCare, said, “As the first and only FDA-approved F 18 PET MPI radiotracer for CAD detection, Flyrcado can make a real difference to clinicians and their patients. This is another example of GE HealthCare’s commitment to innovating and investing to shape the future of molecular imaging, increasing diagnostic confidence and addressing unmet patient needs.” Flyrcado is one of three F 18 imaging agents in GE HealthCare’s portfolio of FDA-approved molecular imaging PET products, joining radiopharmaceutical PET imaging agents Cerianna™ (fluoroestradiol F 18) injection, used to detect estrogen receptor positive lesions as an adjunct to biopsy in patients with metastatic and recurrent breast cancer, and Vizamyl™ (flutemetamol F 18) injection which is a PET tracer for imaging of the brain to estimate beta amyloid neuritic plaque density in adult patients who are being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease or other causes of cognitive decline. GE HealthCare acquired exclusive global commercialization rights for flurpiridaz F 18 from Lantheus in 2017 and has led the funding and development of the product through to approval. Lantheus collaborated on the development and will also collaborate on commercialization through a joint steering committee. Lantheus is entitled to royalties based on commercial sales milestones. Flyrcado will be available in initial U.S. markets in early 2025 with expanding availability thereafter. As a leading global medical technology and pharmaceutical diagnostics innovator, GE HealthCare provides both molecular imaging equipment and proprietary radiopharmaceuticals used across cardiology, neurology and oncology. The PDx segment is a global leader in imaging agents used to support over 120 million patient procedures per year globally, equivalent to four patient procedures every second. About GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator, dedicated to providing integrated solutions, services, and data analytics to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and happier. Serving patients and providers for more than 125 years, GE HealthCare is advancing personalized, connected, and compassionate care, while simplifying the patient’s journey across the care pathway. Together our Imaging, Ultrasound, Patient Care Solutions, and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics businesses help improve patient care from diagnosis, to therapy, to monitoring. We are a $19.6 billion business with approximately 51,000 colleagues working to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Follow us on LinkedIn , X , Facebook , Instagram , and Insights for the latest news, or visit our website for more information. INDICATIONS AND USAGE OF FLYRCADO™: FLYRCADO™ (flurpiridaz F 18) injection, for intravenous use important safety information IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION Indications and Usage FLYRCADO is a radioactive diagnostic drug indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) under rest or stress (pharmacologic or exercise) in adult patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) to evaluate for myocardial ischemia and infarction. Contraindications None Warnings and Precautions Risk associated with exercise or pharmacologic stress: Patients evaluated with exercise or pharmacologic stress may experience serious adverse reactions such as myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, hypotension, bronchoconstriction, stroke, and seizure. Perform stress testing in the setting where cardiac resuscitation equipment and trained staff are readily available. When pharmacologic stress is selected as an alternative to exercise, perform the procedure in accordance with the pharmacologic stress agent’s prescribing information. Radiation risks: FLYRCADO contributes to a patient’s overall long-term cumulative radiation exposure. Long-term cumulative radiation exposure is associated with an increased risk of cancer. Ensure safe handling to minimize radiation exposure to patients and health care providers. Advise patients to hydrate before and after administration and to void. Adverse Reactions Most common adverse reactions occurring during FLYRCADO PET MPI under rest and stress (pharmacologic or exercise) (incidence ≥ 2%) are dyspnea, headache, angina pectoris, chest pain, fatigue, ST segment changes, flushing, nausea, abdominal pain, dizziness, and arrhythmia. Use in Specific Populations Pregnancy There are no data on use of flurpiridaz F 18 in pregnant women to evaluate for a drug-associated risk of major birth defects, miscarriage, or other adverse maternal or fetal outcomes. If considering FLYRCADO administration to a pregnant woman, inform the patient about the potential for adverse pregnancy outcomes based on the radiation dose from flurpiridaz F 18 and the gestational timing of exposure. FLYRCADO contains ethanol (a maximum daily dose of 337 mg anhydrous ethanol). If considering FLYRCADO administration to a pregnant woman, inform the patient about the potential for adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with ethanol exposure during pregnancy. Lactation Temporarily discontinue breastfeeding. A lactating woman should pump and discard breastmilk for at least 8 hours after FLYRCADO administration. Pediatric Use Safety and effectiveness of FLYRCADO in pediatric patients have not been established. To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact GE HealthCare at 800-654-0118 (option 2 then option 1) or by email at GPV.drugsafety@gehealthcare.com or FDA at 800-FDA-1088 or For full prescribing information, click here . For important safety information, please click here . INDICATIONS AND USAGE OF CERIANNA™: INDICATIONS AND USAGE CERIANNA is indicated for use with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging for the detection of estrogen receptor (ER)-positive lesions as an adjunct to biopsy in patients with recurrent or metastatic breast cancer. Limitations of Use Tissue biopsy should be used to confirm recurrence of breast cancer and to verify ER status by pathology. CERIANNA is not useful for imaging other receptors, such as human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and the progesterone receptor (PR). CONTRAINDICATIONS None. ADVERSE REACTIONS In Clinical Trials (n=1207) the most common adverse reactions seen occurred at a rate < 1% were injection-site pain and dysgeusia. To report SUSPECTED ADVERSE REACTIONS, contact GE HealthCare Company at 800.654.0118 (option 2 then option 1) or by email at GPV.drugsafety@gehealthcare.com or FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or . For full Prescribing Information click here . INDICATIONS AND USAGE OF VIZAMYL™: PRODUCT INDICATIONS AND USE VIZAMYL™ (Flutemetamol F 18) injection is indicated for positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging of the brain to estimate β-amyloid neuritic plaque density in adult patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or other causes of cognitive decline. A negative scan indicates sparse to no neuritic plaques, inconsistent with a diagnosis of AD at the time of image acquisition. A negative scan result reduces the likelihood that a patient’s cognitive impairment is due to AD. A positive scan indicates moderate to frequent amyloid neuritic plaques. This amount of amyloid neuritic plaque has been shown to be present in patients with AD but may also be present in patients with other neurologic conditions as well as in older people with normal cognition. Vizamyl is an adjunct to other diagnostic evaluations. Limitations: A positive scan does not establish a diagnosis of AD or other cognitive disorder. The safety and effectiveness of Vizamyl have not been established for predicting the development of dementia or other neurologic conditions or for monitoring responses to therapies. Important Safety Information About VIZAMYL ™ (Flutemetamol F 18) injection CONTRAINDICATIONS • Known hypersensitivity to Vizamyl or any excipient, including polysorbate 80 ADVERSE REACTIONS • The most commonly reported adverse reactions in clinical trials were flushing (2%), increased blood pressure (2%), headache (1%), nausea and dizziness (1%) For full prescribing information, including additional important safety information, please click here . 1 Maddahi J, Agostini D, Bateman TM, Bax JJ, Beanlands RSB, BermanDS, Dorbala S, Garcia EV, Feldman J, Heller GV, Knuuti JM, Martinez-Clark P, Pelletier-Galarneau M, Shepple B, Tamaki N, Tranquart F, Udelson JE. Flurpiridaz F-18 PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease. J AmColl Cardiol. 2023; 82:1598–1610 2 Schindler, T. H., Bateman, T. M., Berman, D. S., Chareonthaitawee, P., De Blanche, L. E., Dilsizian, V., Dorbala, S., Gropler, R. J., Shaw, L., Soman, P., Winchester, D. 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Results from the preclinical study demonstrated statistically significant reduction of metastases and statistically significant reduction in tumor mass Lori Bisson, Chief Executive Officer discusses the animal study in a Virtual Investor “What This Means” segment here THE WOODLANDS, TX, May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Autonomix Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMIX) (“Autonomix” or the “Company”), a medical device company focused on advancing innovative technologies to revolutionize how diseases involving the nervous system are diagnosed and treated, today announced the successful completion of an animal study evaluating the ability of targeted nerve ablation to impact tumor metastases and growth. For the preclinical mouse study, two groups of mice received human pancreatic tumor cells (Mia PaCa2) into the pancreatic head region. The experimental group received peri-pancreatic neural ablation (ethanol infusion over the pancreatic nerves) while the control group received no treatment. Results of the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant reduction of the tumor mass growth and metastases. Local invasion showed a 60% difference between the control and experimental group while liver metastases showed a 40% difference. Lori Bisson, Chief Executive Officer of Autonomix, commented, “The successful completion of this preclinical animal study and highly encouraging results, support the clinical literature suggesting that nerve fibers may be a pathway for cancer cell metastasis tumor growth. The results further support the concept that neural pathways are especially impactful in the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer. Even with a small sample size in this preclinical study, the experimental group demonstrated statistically significant metastasis reduction. While our current proof of concept study in pancreatic cancer is strictly focused on pain reduction from the ablation of target nerves near the pancreas, additional studies will explore whether these preclinical findings translate to the clinical application of our technology. It is possible our ablation technology might slow human pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis and may be investigated in future clinical studies. Advancing clinical solutions for patients fuels our continued efforts as we develop unique and proprietary technologies to safely and reliably ablate nerves across multiple indications, from pain to hypertension.” The Company’s catheter-based sensing technology is being developed to do two things: sense neural signals associated with pain or disease and precisely target those nerves for treatment. Autonomix believes this technology is a better alternative to the current approaches commonly used today, where doctors either rely on systemic drugs like opioids that lose effectiveness and have unwanted side effects or treat suspected areas blindly in hopes of hitting the right nerves, an approach that is often inaccurate and can miss the target and even cause collateral damage to surrounding parts of the body. The Company is initially developing its technology to address pancreatic cancer-related pain. Current approaches, primarily relying on opioids or invasive ethanol injections, can provide only limited relief and may lead to risky side effects. For more information about the Company’s technology, please visit autonomix.com. About Autonomix Medical, Inc. Autonomix is a medical device company focused on advancing innovative technologies to revolutionize how diseases involving the nervous system are diagnosed and treated. The Company’s first-in-class technology platform includes a catheter-based microchip sensing array that has the ability to detect and differentiate neural signals with approximately 3,000 times greater sensitivity than currently available technologies. We believe this will enable, for the first time ever, transvascular diagnosis and treatment of diseases involving the peripheral nervous system virtually anywhere in the body. We are initially developing technology for pancreatic cancer pain, a condition that causes debilitating pain and is without an effective solution. Our technology constitutes a platform to address dozens of indications, including cardiology, hypertension and chronic pain management, across a wide disease spectrum. For more information, visit autonomix.com and connect with the Company on X, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. Forward Looking Statements Some of the statements in this release are “forward-looking statements,” which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, the potential of the technology to treat hypertension and to complete its clinical study in pancreatic cancer pain. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “should,” “might,” “may,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “expects,” “plans,” and “proposes.” Although Autonomix believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review and consider any cautionary statements and other disclosures, including the statements made under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the offering circular filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 26, 2024. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are contained and Autonomix does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statements except as may be required by law. Investor and Media Contact JTC Team, LLC Jenene Thomas 833-475-8247 autonomix@jtcir.com