Bringing A Digital Pill To Oncology: Proteus Partners With Health System To Prescribe Sensor-Enabled Chemotherapy
Executive Summary
Proteus Digital Health announced a new partnership with Fairview Health Services and the University of Minnesota Health to prescribe capecitabine, a common chemotherapy drug, encapsulated with a sensor to colorectal cancer patients. Under the program, patients are prescribed the "digital capecitabine" and will be monitored remotely to see when they take their meds and for other health data. The goal is to improve patients' treatment adherence and improve outcomes.
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