Predictive Oncology Inc. and Cvergenx, Inc. announced an agreement to form a strategic partnership that has the potential to revolutionize the field of radiation oncology with the first-ever genomics-based artificial intelligence approach to personalized radiotherapy and drug discovery. The objective of this collaboration will be to leverage and maximize the combined power of their respective proprietary technologies and domain expertise for a common purpose. By applying Predictive Oncology's drug discovery, artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities (PEDAL), and the Cvergenx precision genomics radiation therapy platform (pGRT™), the two companies will pursue ways in which to optimize radiotherapy (RT) to improve patient outcomes in a way that has never been done before.

By applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to explore the possibility of personalizing and optimizing radiotherapy prescription dose, combined with the discovery of medicinal radiosensitizers and radioprotectors, this strategic partnership may potentially lead to the repurposing of existing compounds or the development of an entirely new class of drugs. More than one million patients are treated with radiotherapy every year in the US. If the overall survival of RT-treated patients is improved by 4%, that would translate into 40,000 lives, almost equivalent to eradicating breast cancer.