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New Data to be Presented at the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting Further Strengthens Evidence Supporting the Clinical Value of Castle Biosciences' Dermatology Portfolio
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, will share new data on its DecisionDx-Melanoma and DecisionDx-SCC tests for patients with skin cancers at the 2025 AAD Annual Meeting, taking place March 7-11 in Orlando, Florida.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 7, 2025
Castle Biosciences Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · February 27, 2025
Castle Biosciences to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that its executive management is scheduled to present a company overview at the following investor conferences next month:
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · February 25, 2025
Castle Biosciences to Share Data Reinforcing the Clinical Value of Its Dermatologic Portfolio of Gene Expression Profile Tests at the 22nd Annual Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference - Hawaii®
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, will share data supporting its dermatologic portfolio of gene expression profile (GEP) tests at the 2025 Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference - Hawaii, taking place Feb. 14-19 in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · February 12, 2025
Castle Biosciences to Release Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2024, after the close of market on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · February 6, 2025
Castle’s Poster on DecisionDx®-SCC Selected as a “Late Breakers” Top Five Finalist for the Akamai Award, Recognizing the Best Posters at Maui Derm Hawaii 2025
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, will share data supporting its dermatologic portfolio of tests for skin cancer, DecisionDx-SCC, DecisionDx®-Melanoma and MyPath® Melanoma, through poster presentations at the annual Maui Derm Hawaii meeting, being held Jan. 20-24, 2025, in Maui, Hawaii.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · January 17, 2025
Castle Biosciences Announces Preliminary Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced certain unaudited preliminary performance results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2024.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · January 12, 2025
Castle Biosciences Announces New York State Department of Health Approval of Its TissueCypher® Barrett’s Esophagus Test
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it has received assay approval from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) for its TissueCypher Barrett’s Esophagus test. TissueCypher is the first AI-driven precision medicine test designed to predict a patient’s individual risk of progression from Barrett’s esophagus (BE) to esophageal cancer.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · January 6, 2025
Castle Biosciences Highlights Progress for its Pipeline Atopic Dermatitis Gene Expression Profile Test
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today provided an update on its test currently in development for use in patients diagnosed with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) who are seeking systemic treatment. Based on preliminary data from the Company’s ongoing prospective development and validation study, Castle’s pipeline test has shown potential to identify a subset of patients with AD who have an increased likelihood to achieve a super response to targeted therapies, indicated by a 90% or greater reduction in Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score (EASI90) at three months. Assuming successful validation, the Company currently expects to launch its pipeline test by the end of 2025.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · December 23, 2024
Castle Biosciences Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that on Dec. 13, 2024, the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors granted restricted stock units (RSUs) to 135 employees covering an aggregate of 173,542 shares of common stock as an inducement material to their entering into employment with Castle Biosciences. The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Company’s 2022 Inducement Plan in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · December 19, 2024
Independent Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Attests to the Significant Risk Stratification Provided by Castle Biosciences’ DecisionDx®-Melanoma Test, Contributing to Personalized Management of Patients with Melanoma
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced the publication of a new independent meta-analysis in Cancers assessing the efficacy of its DecisionDx-Melanoma test in predicting melanoma patient outcomes. The article, titled “The Prognostic Value of the 31-Gene Expression Profile Test in Cutaneous Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” concluded that DecisionDx-Melanoma consistently provides improved risk stratification over staging alone to inform personalized management strategies for patients with CM.1
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · December 12, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Present at the Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that its executive management is scheduled to present a company overview at the Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at 10:50 a.m. Eastern time.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 20, 2024
Castle Biosciences Earns a Houston Chronicle Top Workplaces Award for the Fourth Consecutive Year
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it has been named a Houston Top Workplace for 2024 by the Houston Chronicle. This is the fourth consecutive year the Company has been ranked among the Houston metro area’s top workplaces. Castle also earned three Culture Excellence awards in the areas of Employee Appreciation, Employee Well-Being and Professional Development.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 19, 2024
Castle Biosciences Surpasses 25,000 Test Reports Delivered for its TissueCypher® Barrett’s Esophagus Test
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced a significant milestone for the Company’s TissueCypher Barrett’s Esophagus test, which surpassed 25,000 test reports delivered since the Company acquired the test at the end of 2021.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 7, 2024
Use of Castle Biosciences’ DecisionDx®-Melanoma Test Significantly Reduces Unnecessary SLNB Procedures, Latest Findings from Prospective, Multicenter DECIDE Study Presented at Dermato-Onco2024
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced the latest data from its prospective, multicenter DECIDE study exploring the impact of integrating DecisionDx-Melanoma test results into SLNB decision-making for patients recently diagnosed with melanoma. The updated findings demonstrate the power of the test’s results to accurately identify patients with a low risk of metastasis who can safely forgo SLNB, thereby reducing unnecessary SLNB procedures and the associated costs and risks of complications that accompany them. The data was presented in a poster and oral presentation at The European Congress on Dermato-Oncology (Dermato-Onco2024) recently held in Vienna, Austria.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 6, 2024
Castle Biosciences Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 4, 2024
Castle Biosciences Presents Award-Winning Abstract at ACG 2024 Demonstrating Ability of Its TissueCypher® Test to Significantly Reduce Healthcare Costs Associated with the Management of Barrett’s Esophagus Patients
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced new data demonstrating a significant reduction in healthcare management costs and an improvement in the quality of life for patients with Barrett’s esophagus (BE) whose management is guided by its TissueCypher test. The data was presented at the 2024 American College of Gastroenterology (ACG 2024) Annual Scientific Meeting, being held Oct. 25-30, in Philadelphia.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 29, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that its executive management is scheduled to present a company overview at the following investor conferences next month:
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 28, 2024
Castle Biosciences Presents New Data at ASDS from Prospective, Multicenter CONNECTION Study Supporting Use of DecisionDx®-Melanoma to Guide SLNB Decisions in T1a Tumors with High-Risk Features and T1b Tumors
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced new data supporting the clinical utility of its DecisionDx-Melanoma and DecisionDx-SCC tests in guiding risk-aligned treatment decisions, including SLNB for patients with melanoma and surveillance imaging for those with SCC. The data were shared in two video abstracts at the 2024 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) Annual Meeting, held Oct. 17-20, 2024, in Orlando, Florida.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 20, 2024
Recent Publications Affirm the Value of Gene Expression Profile Testing in Guiding a Definitive Diagnosis and Clinical Decision-Making in Melanocytic Lesions of Uncertain Malignant Potential
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced the publication of two recent studies that provide further support for the clinical need of its MyPath® Melanoma gene expression profile (GEP) test, designed to aid in providing an accurate diagnosis for ambiguous melanocytic lesions of uncertain malignant potential.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 16, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Release Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2024, after the close of market on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 14, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Support the 71st Annual Montagna Symposium on the Biology of the Skin
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it will sponsor the 71st Annual Montagna Symposium on the Biology of the Skin, hosted by the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Department of Dermatology and being held Oct. 17-21, 2024, in Stevenson, Washington.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 11, 2024
New Prospective, Multicenter Study Presented at SMR Demonstrates Castle Biosciences’ DecisionDx®-Melanoma Test Provides Significant Risk Prediction for Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma, Adding Value to Current Stage-Based Treatment Pathway Decisions
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it will present new data related to its DecisionDx-Melanoma and DecisionDx®-UM tests for patients with cutaneous melanoma (CM) and uveal melanoma (UM), respectively, at the 21st International Congress of the Society for Melanoma Research (SMR), taking place Oct. 10-13, 2024, in New Orleans.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 9, 2024
Castle Biosciences Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony at Site of New Corporate Headquarters in Friendswood, Texas
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the recent construction start of its new corporate campus and office building. The ceremony will take place on Oct. 22, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Central time at the project site, located at 1500 West Parkwood Avenue in Friendswood, Texas. Local, state and national elected officials are expected to attend.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · October 2, 2024
New Data at ASTRO 2024 Shows Castle Biosciences’ DecisionDx®-SCC Test Provides More Precise Risk Stratification Than BWH Staging Alone to Guide Intensified Treatment for Immune Suppressed Patients with High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced new data demonstrating the ability of its DecisionDx-SCC test to provide clinically impactful risk stratification in high-risk SCC patient sub-populations (i.e., patients with suppressed immune systems in this study) to guide potential treatment intensification, such as adjuvant radiation therapy (ART). The data will be shared in an oral presentation at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2024 Annual Meeting, being held Sept. 29-Oct. 2 in Washington, D.C.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 27, 2024
New Data at AFS 2024 Demonstrates the Strength of Castle Biosciences’ TissueCypher® Test in Independently Predicting Risk of Developing Esophageal Cancer, Guiding Risk-Aligned Management Decisions for Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, will present new data supporting the ability of its TissueCypher Barrett’s Esophagus test (TSP-9) to independently predict risk of progression to esophageal cancer in patients with Barrett’s esophagus (BE) at the American Foregut Society (AFS) 2024 Annual Meeting, being held Sept. 25-29, 2024, in Denver.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 23, 2024
Castle Biosciences’ Chief Operating Officer Kristen Oelschlager Named Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year
The Arizona Bioindustry Association, Inc. (AZBio) and Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that Kristen Oelschlager, R.N., Castle’s chief operating officer, has been named the 2024 Jon W. McGarity Arizona Bioscience Leader of the Year. The award, presented by AZBio, recognizes Oelschlager for her outstanding leadership that has contributed significantly to the progression of the bioscience industry in Arizona.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 16, 2024
DecisionDx®-Melanoma Can Identify Melanoma Patients with Low Risk of Sentinel Lymph Node Positivity Who May Safely Forego Biopsy Surgery, New Independent Study Affirms
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced the publication of a new study further demonstrating that DecisionDx-Melanoma can precisely predict sentinel lymph node (SLN) positivity risk to help guide risk-aligned SLNB decisions, potentially reducing the number of unnecessary procedures and increasing the SLNB positivity yield if the procedure is performed. The paper, published in the World Journal of Surgical Oncology and titled “Integrating the melanoma 31-gene expression profile test with clinical and pathologic features can provide personalized precision estimates for sentinel lymph node positivity: an independent performance cohort,” is available here. 
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 11, 2024
Study Confirms the Ability of Castle Biosciences' DecisionDx®-SCC Test to Predict Likelihood of Benefit from Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Patients with High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced the publication of a new study in Future Oncology further substantiating use of its DecisionDx-SCC test in guiding patient selection and decision-making related to the use of ART in patients with high-risk SCC based on the ability of the test to identify patients likely to benefit from treatment.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · September 5, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that its executive management is scheduled to present a company overview at Baird’s 2024 Global Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at 9:05 a.m. Eastern time.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · August 28, 2024
Castle Biosciences Reports Second Quarter 2024 Results
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2024.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · August 5, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Present at the Canaccord Genuity 44th Annual Growth Conference
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that its executive management is scheduled to present a company overview at the Canaccord Genuity 44th Annual Growth Conference on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · July 30, 2024
Castle Biosciences and Skin Cancer Survivor Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave Launch Campaign to Increase Awareness of Melanoma
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, has joined forces with television personality, wellness coach and founder of ALL IN by Teddi, host of the Two T’s in a Pod podcast and stage II melanoma survivor Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave to raise awareness around the prevention, detection and management of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The campaign will focus on empowering patients impacted by the disease.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · July 22, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Release Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it will release its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2024, after the close of market on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · July 15, 2024
Castle Biosciences Honored with Top Workplaces Awards
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it has earned multiple awards through the 2024 Top Workplaces program, including: a third consecutive Arizona Top Workplaces award from AZ Central, the digital home of The Arizona Republic newspaper; a second consecutive national Healthcare Industry Top Workplaces award; and five Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards for Innovation, Work-Life Flexibility, Compensation & Benefits, Leadership and Purpose & Values.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · July 11, 2024
Recent AGA Clinical Practice Guideline Acknowledges That Individuals Who May Be at Increased Risk of Progression to Esophageal Cancer Might Be Identified Using Tissue-Based Biomarkers, Particularly Castle Biosciences’ TissueCypher® Test
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that the latest American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) clinical practice guideline recognized that not all patients with non-dysplastic BE (NDBE) are at low risk of developing esophageal cancer. The guideline acknowledges the role that tissue-based biomarkers, including the tissue systems pathology test (TissueCypher, also known as TSP-9), can play in identifying high-risk NDBE patients who may benefit from endoscopic eradication therapy (EET) to prevent disease progression.3
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · June 24, 2024
Castle Biosciences Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that on June 14, 2024, the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors granted restricted stock units (RSUs) to 94 employees covering an aggregate of 158,197 shares of common stock as an inducement material to their entering into employment with Castle Biosciences. The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Company’s 2022 Inducement Plan in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · June 20, 2024
Castle Biosciences’ Founder, President and CEO Derek Maetzold Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Gulf South Award Winner
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that its founder, president and chief executive officer, Derek Maetzold, has been named by Ernst & Young LLP (EY) as an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Gulf South Award winner. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive awards program that celebrates entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors and have a transformational impact on lives.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · June 14, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Present New Data at 2024 ASCO® Annual Meeting Highlighting Use of DecisionDx®-Melanoma to Identify Early-Stage Melanoma Patients at High Risk of Metastasis to the Central Nervous System to Prompt Use of Imaging Surveillance
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it will present new data related to its DecisionDx-Melanoma and DecisionDx-UM tests at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, being held May 31-June 4, 2024, in Chicago.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 30, 2024
New Publication Shows DecisionDx®-SCC Identifies High-Risk Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Who Are Likely to Benefit from Adjuvant Radiation Therapy and Those Who Can Consider Deferring Treatment Based on Biological Risk of Metastasis
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced the publication of a study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics (Red Journal) demonstrating the ability of the DecisionDx-SCC test to identify high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients at the highest risk of metastasis who will benefit the most from ART to reduce metastatic disease progression, as well as high-risk patients who the test identified as having a lower risk of metastasis who may consider deferring treatment. These results demonstrate the impact of the test in guiding decision-making for recommending ART.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 29, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Present at the Leerink Partners Healthcare Crossroads Conference
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that its executive management is scheduled to present a company overview at the Leerink Partners Healthcare Crossroads Conference on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 15, 2024
Castle Biosciences Expands Evidence Supporting the Performance of its TissueCypher® Barrett’s Esophagus Test in Predicting Future Development of Esophageal Cancer Through Multiple Data Presentations at DDW 2024
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, will share three abstracts supporting the ability of its TissueCypher® test to predict risk of progression to esophageal cancer in patients with Barrett’s esophagus (BE) at the Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024 Annual Meeting, being held May 18-21, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 14, 2024
Castle Biosciences’ IDgenetix® Test Receives 2024 MedTech Breakthrough Award for “Best Overall Mental Health Solution”
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it has been selected as the winner of the “Best Overall Mental Health Solution” award in the eighth annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards program for its IDgenetix® pharmacogenomic (PGx) test. The MedTech Breakthrough Awards honor excellence and recognize innovation, hard work and success in a range of health and medical technology categories, attracting thousands of nominations from over 18 countries across the world.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 10, 2024
Largest Prospective Study to Date Further Supports Performance of DecisionDx®-UM for Metastatic Risk Stratification in Uveal Melanoma and Utility of PRAME Biomarker for Refining Risk When Considered with DecisionDx-UM Class Result
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced new data from a study further confirming the performance of its DecisionDx-UM test as a robust independent predictor of metastasis-free survival (MFS) in patients diagnosed with UM. Further, the study provides prospective validation data supporting Preferentially Expressed Antigen in Melanoma (PRAME) as a risk refinement tool when considered in the context of a Class 1 or Class 2 DecisionDx-UM test result. The data was presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2024 Annual Meeting in Seattle.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 8, 2024
DecisionDx®-SCC Significantly Improves Prediction Accuracy of Metastatic Events after Mohs Surgery in New Study of Patients with High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Tumors of the Head and Neck
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that new data supporting the utility of its DecisionDx-SCC test in patients with high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) tumors located on the head and neck (H&N) will be shared at the 56th American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) Annual Meeting, being held May 2-5 in Phoenix.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 3, 2024
Castle Biosciences Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · May 2, 2024
Castle Biosciences Kicks off Skin Cancer Awareness Month with a Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate the City of Friendswood’s Designation as a Sun Safe Leadership Model City by IMPACT Melanoma
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced its support of key skin cancer advocacy events and initiatives throughout May in honor of Skin Cancer Awareness Month. The first such event is a ribbon cutting to honor the City of Friendswood’s designation as a Sun Safe Leadership Model City — the first in Texas — by IMPACT Melanoma. The ribbon cutting will take place at Stevenson Park in Friendswood, Texas, on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Central time.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · April 30, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Release First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on Thursday, May 2, 2024
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, after the close of market on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · April 11, 2024
Castle Biosciences Celebrates Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month through Advocacy and Educational Collaborations
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, recognizes the importance of Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month and is providing its support of key programs and initiatives throughout the month of April. The Company is proud to continue its ongoing collaboration with the Esophageal Cancer Action Network (ECAN), Gastro Broadcast podcast and EndoscopyNow to help advance esophageal cancer research, prevention, education and advocacy.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · April 10, 2024
Castle Biosciences’ Chief Financial Officer Frank Stokes Recognized as a Top CFO of Houston for Second Consecutive Year
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that, for the second year in a row, its chief financial officer, Frank Stokes, has been selected as a Top 25 CFO of Houston by TOP CFOs (formerly Finance & Investing). The annual award recognizes the top-performing CFOs by region, selected for their skills in leading complex financial departments and their ability to drive growth and profitability as influential financial leaders in their communities.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · April 10, 2024
Presentations at EADO Highlight Potential Impact of Castle Biosciences’ DecisionDx®-Melanoma and DecisionDx®-SCC Tests on the Management of Patients with Skin Cancer
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, will share new data at the 20th European Association of Dermato-Oncology (EADO) Congress, being held April 4-6, 2024, in Paris, France, that demonstrate the ability of its DecisionDx-Melanoma and DecisionDx-SCC tests to improve clinical-decision making through precise risk-stratification of patients with cutaneous melanoma (CM) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · April 4, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Present at the 23rd Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that the Company’s executive management is scheduled to present a company overview at the 23rd Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 12:45 p.m. Eastern time.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · April 2, 2024
Castle Biosciences Announces Updates to its Board of Directors
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that Rodney Cotton has been appointed to its board of directors, effective immediately, and will stand for election at Castle’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, expected to be held in May 2024. The Company further announced that Mara G. Aspinall will not stand for re-election to its board, and her current term will expire at the 2024 Annual Meeting. Aspinall has served on the Company’s board since 2015.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 27, 2024
Castle Biosciences Earns a Top Workplaces USA Award for the Third Consecutive Year
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it has received a Top Workplaces USA award for the third consecutive year. The national award program by Energage and USA Today celebrates organizations that have built exceptional workplace cultures. Castle was ranked 28th among 370 participating U.S. companies with 500-999 employees.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 25, 2024
Long-term Outcomes Data Shared at SSO 2024 Show That Patients with a Low-Risk DecisionDx®-Melanoma Test Result Were Recurrence Free at Three Years, Including Those Who Utilized the Test to Help Guide the Decision to Avoid an SLNB
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that new data highlighting the performance of its DecisionDx-Melanoma test in predicting risk of sentinel lymph node (SLN) positivity in patients with CM is being presented at the Society of Surgical Oncology 2024 (SSO 2024) Annual Meeting, being held March 20-23 in Atlanta.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 22, 2024
Leading Squamous Cell Carcinoma Practitioners Publish Consensus Guidelines Integrating DecisionDx®-SCC into a Clinical Workflow to Improve Decision-Making Regarding the Use of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced the publication of an expert consensus article in the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology (JCAD) related to the utility of its DecisionDx-SCC test in clinical decision-making regarding the use of ART.2 The consensus guidelines outline a recommended risk-based workflow that integrates DecisionDx-SCC and AJCC8 staging into current National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN) guidelines to improve precision in ART recommendations based on which patients are at the highest risk for metastasis and most likely to benefit from treatment.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 19, 2024
New Study Shows that the Drug-Drug Interactions and Lifestyle Factors Provided by Castle Biosciences’ IDgenetix® Test Significantly Improve Medication Recommendations Over Drug-Gene Interactions Alone for Patients 65 and Older
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced new data highlighting the value of its IDgenetix pharmacogenomic (PGx) test in guiding medication recommendations for patients with mental health conditions who are 65 and older. The data will be shared via a poster presentation at the 2024 American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) Annual Meeting, taking place March 15-18 in Atlanta.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 15, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Present at the KeyBanc Capital Markets Virtual Life Sciences & MedTech Investor Forum
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that the Company’s executive management is scheduled to present a company overview at the KeyBanc Capital Markets Virtual Life Sciences & MedTech Investor Forum on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 11:15 a.m. Eastern time.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 12, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Present New Data Highlighting the Clinical Value of its Dermatologic Tests for Patients with Skin Cancer at the 2024 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it will share data across its dermatologic portfolio of gene expression profile (GEP) tests via oral and electronic poster presentations at the 2024 AAD Annual Meeting, taking place March 8-12 in San Diego.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 8, 2024
In Novel Cohort, New Data Confirms DecisionDx®-SCC Provides Significant, Independent and Clinically Actionable Risk-Stratification of Patients, Including in Various High-Risk Subgroups
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced the publication of a new multi-center performance study of its DecisionDx-SCC risk stratification test. The study, published in Dermatology and Therapy and available here, analyzed the independent performance of DecisionDx-SCC from risk factors and traditional staging systems (i.e., Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Manual 8th Edition (AJCC8) staging), and demonstrated significantly improved predictive accuracy when the test’s results were integrated with the staging systems and National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN) guidelines to guide risk-appropriate treatment pathway decisions that can improve patient outcomes.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · March 7, 2024
Castle Biosciences Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2023.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · February 28, 2024
Study Finds DecisionDx®-Melanoma Significantly Improves the Risk Stratification of Patients with Stage I Melanoma Compared to American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th Edition Staging
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced the publication of a study in Cancers1 demonstrating that DecisionDx-Melanoma provided significantly better risk stratification than American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th Edition (AJCC8) staging in patients with stage I cutaneous melanoma (CM). This study reports the results of two large stage I cohorts, including 5,651 patients from the National Cancer Institute’s SEER Program Registries (analyzing survival) and 1,261 patients from a combined cohort (analyzing recurrence and survival), and suggests that incorporating the DecisionDx-Melanoma test into clinical practice may help clinicians and patients obtain more precise information about a patient’s prognosis to inform more personalized, risk-aligned treatment and surveillance management plans.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · February 26, 2024
Castle Biosciences to Release Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it will release its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2023, after the close of market on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · February 7, 2024
New Study Highlights Significant Potential Medicare Savings Through Use of Castle Biosciences’ DecisionDx®-SCC Test to Guide Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Decisions in Patients with Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced the publication of a new study1 in The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology (JCAD) which found that using its DecisionDx-SCC test to guide ART decisions for patients with SCC could result in substantial Medicare healthcare savings of up to approximately $972 million annually.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · January 18, 2024
Castle Biosciences Presents Data Supporting the Utility of Its Tests in the Clinical Care of Patients with Skin Cancers at the 2024 Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference - Hawaii®
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, will present new data across its dermatologic portfolio of commercially available and pipeline gene expression profile (GEP) tests at the 2024 Winter Clinical Dermatology Conference - Hawaii, being held Jan. 12-17 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · January 14, 2024
Castle Biosciences’ Chief Operating Officer Kristen Oelschlager Selected Among the Top 25 Women Leaders in Biotechnology by The Healthcare Technology Report
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that its Chief Operating Officer, Kristen Oelschlager, has been named to The Healthcare Technology Report’s Top 25 Women Leaders in Biotechnology of 2023. The honorees “stand as a driving force, ensuring diverse perspectives on scientific breakthroughs and groundbreaking therapies,” according to the publication. “Their achievements serve as inspiration, paving the way for future generations of women leaders in biotech to continue shaping the future of healthcare.”
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · January 9, 2024
Castle Biosciences Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced certain unaudited preliminary performance results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2023.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · January 7, 2024
Castle Biosciences Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that on Dec. 18, 2023, the Compensation Committee of its Board of Directors granted restricted stock units (RSUs) to 52 employees covering an aggregate of 170,913 shares of common stock as an inducement material to their entering into employment with Castle Biosciences. The RSUs were granted pursuant to the Company’s 2022 Inducement Plan in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · December 20, 2023
Study Finds Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Would Alter Patient Care Decisions Based on DecisionDx®-Melanoma Test Results
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced the publication of a study in the Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology (JADPRO) that assessed the viewpoints of NPs/PAs toward the clinical use of DecisionDx®-Melanoma in patients diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma. The study found that more than 90% of the NPs/PAs who completed a survey about DecisionDx-Melanoma believe that prognostic (i.e., risk-stratification) information about a patient’s melanoma is valuable and improves patient care. The study is available here.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · December 1, 2023
Castle Biosciences Announces Multiple Data Presentations at the 2023 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that data spanning its dermatologic portfolio of gene expression profile (GEP) tests was recently presented at the 2023 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) Annual Meeting in Chicago.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 14, 2023
Castle Biosciences Ranked Among the Top Workplaces in Houston by the Houston Chronicle for the Third Consecutive Year
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that it has been named a Houston Chronicle Top Workplace for the third year in a row and awarded three new Culture Excellence awards, recognizing the Company in the areas of Employee Appreciation, Employee Well-Being and Professional Development.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 13, 2023
Castle Biosciences to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced that the Company’s executive management is scheduled to present a company overview at the following investor conferences later this month:
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 8, 2023
Castle Announces Early Exploratory Study Data for Potential Development of a Complementary Test to Accompany DecisionDx®-UM That Could Aid in the Early Detection of Uveal Melanomas
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced new discovery data from an ongoing study exploring the potential for developing a complementary, minimally invasive test to evaluate small, suspicious lesions of uncertain malignant potential in patients’ eyes.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 3, 2023
Early Discovery Data Shows Ability of Castle Biosciences’ Pipeline Program to Distinguish Between Responders and Non-Responders to an Atopic Dermatitis Therapy
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced new data showing the ability of its pipeline test in development to distinguish between responders and non-responders to an atopic dermatitis (AD) therapy and also distinguish between AD, psoriasis (PSO) and mycosis fungoides (MF) skin lesions.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 2, 2023
Castle Biosciences Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results
Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a company improving health through innovative tests that guide patient care, today announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
By Castle Biosciences Inc. · Via Business Wire · November 2, 2023