GRAIL and athenahealth Team Up to Offer Healthcare Providers Streamlined Ordering of GRAIL's Galleri® Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Test
Rhea-AI Summary
GRAIL (NASDAQ: GRAL) has announced a strategic partnership with athenahealth to integrate its Galleri® multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test into athenaCoordinator Core. The integration will enable over 160,000 U.S. clinicians on athenahealth's network to seamlessly order the Galleri test through their electronic health record (EHR) system.
The Galleri test, which detects cancer through DNA fragments in blood samples, can screen for multiple deadly cancers before symptoms appear and identify the cancer's origin. The test is prescription-only and recommended for adults with elevated cancer risk, particularly those 50 or older, complementing existing cancer screening methods.
This partnership aims to streamline the ordering process, reduce administrative burden, and increase patient access to early cancer detection services.Positive
- Integration with athenahealth's network provides access to over 160,000 U.S. clinicians, significantly expanding GRAIL's market reach
- Streamlined ordering process through EHR integration reduces administrative burden and improves efficiency
- Automatic test results integration into patient charts enhances workflow efficiency
Negative
- Test remains prescription-only, limiting widespread adoption
- Limited to adults with elevated cancer risk, primarily those 50 or older
Insights
GRAIL's athenahealth integration creates significant distribution opportunity, potentially accelerating adoption of their cancer screening technology across 160,000+ clinicians.
This partnership represents a substantial distribution expansion for GRAIL's Galleri test. Integration with athenahealth's EHR platform offers access to over 160,000 U.S. clinicians, dramatically reducing friction in test ordering workflows. The technical integration into athenaCoordinator Core will allow physicians to order the test directly within their existing EHR system rather than through separate portals or paperwork.
From a clinical perspective, the Galleri test addresses a critical gap in cancer screening. While we have established screening protocols for certain cancers (mammography, colonoscopy, PSA testing), many deadly cancers lack early detection methods. The Galleri test's ability to detect cancer signals across multiple cancer types with a simple blood draw represents a paradigm shift in preventive oncology.
The workflow improvements are particularly noteworthy: automatic test results appearing in patient charts eliminates manual entry, reducing administrative burden and potential transcription errors. For practices concerned with operational efficiency, this streamlining addresses a key adoption barrier.
The target demographic for Galleri – adults 50+ with elevated cancer risk – aligns perfectly with populations most actively managed within primary care settings, where athenahealth has strong market penetration. This partnership creates a seamless pathway for physicians to incorporate cutting-edge cancer detection into routine preventive care workflows, potentially allowing earlier interventions when treatment outcomes are typically more favorable and less costly.
Integration with athenaCoordinator Core will allow over 160,000
"Cancer remains a public health crisis. There is a clear need to transform the way we screen for cancer while still asymptomatic, when it can be more easily treated," said Josh Ofman, MD, MSHS, president at GRAIL. "Integrating with athenaCoordinator Core will help simplify the Galleri test ordering process as part of routine exams and help increase patient access to multi-cancer early detection to screen for some of the deadliest cancers before they become symptomatic."
Cancers growing in the body shed DNA into the bloodstream. These DNA fragments act like a unique "fingerprint" of cancer. With a single blood draw, the Galleri test screens for the "fingerprint" of many of the deadliest cancers before they become symptomatic, including those with no recommended screening tests today. It can also provide doctors with information on the cancer's origin to help predict the tissue type or organ associated with the cancer signal. The Galleri test is prescription only, recommended for adults with an elevated risk for cancer, such as those age 50 or older, and is to be used in addition to recommended cancer screenings.
About GRAIL
GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art machine learning, software, and automation to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types in earlier stages. GRAIL's targeted methylation-based platform can support the continuum of care for screening and precision oncology, including multi-cancer early detection in symptomatic patients, risk stratification, minimal residual disease detection, biomarker subtyping, treatment and recurrence monitoring. GRAIL is headquartered in
For more information, visit grail.com.
About Galleri®
The Galleri multi-cancer early detection test is a proactive tool to screen for cancer. With a simple blood draw, the Galleri test can identify DNA shed by cancer cells, which can act as a unique "fingerprint" of cancer, to help screen for some of the deadliest cancers that don't have recommended screening today, such as pancreatic, esophageal, ovarian, liver, and others.* The Galleri test can be used to screen for cancer before a person becomes symptomatic, when cancer may be more easily treated and potentially curable. The Galleri test can indicate the origin of the cancer, giving healthcare providers a roadmap of where to explore further. The Galleri test requires a prescription from a licensed healthcare provider and should be used in addition to recommended cancer screenings such as mammography, colonoscopy, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, or cervical cancer screening. The Galleri test is recommended for adults with an elevated risk for cancer, such as those aged 50 or older.
For more information, visit galleri.com.
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Important Galleri Safety Information
The Galleri test is recommended for use in adults with an elevated risk for cancer, such as those age 50 or older. The test does not detect all cancers and should be used in addition to routine cancer screening tests recommended by a healthcare provider. The Galleri test is intended to detect cancer signals and predict where in the body the cancer signal is located. Use of the test is not recommended in individuals who are pregnant, 21 years old or younger, or undergoing active cancer treatment.
Results should be interpreted by a healthcare provider in the context of medical history, clinical signs, and symptoms. A test result of No Cancer Signal Detected does not rule out cancer. A test result of Cancer Signal Detected requires confirmatory diagnostic evaluation by medically established procedures (e.g., imaging) to confirm cancer.
If cancer is not confirmed with further testing, it could mean that cancer is not present or testing was insufficient to detect cancer, including due to the cancer being located in a different part of the body. False positive (a cancer signal detected when cancer is not present) and false negative (a cancer signal not detected when cancer is present) test results do occur. Rx only.
Laboratory/Test Information
The GRAIL clinical laboratory is certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) and accredited by the College of American Pathologists. The Galleri test was developed — and its performance characteristics were determined — by GRAIL. The Galleri test has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The GRAIL clinical laboratory is regulated under CLIA to perform high-complexity testing. The Galleri test is intended for clinical purposes.
Forward Looking Statements
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