Telo Genomics Corp. announced that patient recruitment for its minimal residual disease ("MRD") clinical trial has been initiated, with several patient samples received and processed to date. Also, due to institutional interest and to accelerate the study, Telo and its collaborators at the Jewish General Hospital and McGill University have expanded the study to include three additional prominent hospitals in the Montreal area.

Now, patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma at the Lakeshore Hospital, Montreal General Hospital and the Verdun Hospital will have the opportunity to participate in Telo's MRD clinical study upon undergoing bone marrow transplantation. The addition of the three hospitals to the study has the potential to reduce patient recruitment time for the clinical study by up to 50% and increase the reliability of the trial results. Telo previously announced its clinical trial in MRD, monitoring multiple myeloma ("MM") disease progression in post-treated patients.

The trial is listed on the website of the National Library of Medicine (clinicaltrials.gov): NCT05530096. The study is being conducted prospectively on diagnosed MM patients eligible for bone marrow transplantation, aiming to measure and profile the measurable MRD in these patients post transplantation. MRD refers to cancer cells that remain in the patient's system post-treatment.

MRD testing is emerging as a promising tool in assessing treatment response and guiding therapeutic decisions in oncology. With advancements in drug development technologies, and a growing emphasis on personalized healthcare, the MRD testing industry is expected to exhibit substantial global expansion in the coming years.