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AnPac Bio Study Shows Strong Correlation between CDA Score and Risk of Cancer and Diseases - Large Population Screening Study Reached Key Milestone with Over 2,000 Confirmed Cases Philadelphia, PA

Key Takeaway: AnPac Bio Study Shows Strong Correlation between CDA Score and Risk of Cancer and Diseases Philadelphia, PA, October 4, 2021 - AnPac Bio-Medical Science Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:ANPC, "AnPac Bio," the "Company" or "we"), a biotechnology company with operations in China and the Unite

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AnPac Bio Study Shows Strong Correlation between CDA Score and Risk
of Cancer and Diseases
Philadelphia, PA, October 4, 2021 - AnPac Bio-Medical Science
Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:ANPC, "AnPac Bio," the "Company" or "we"), a biotechnology company with operations
in China and the United States focused on early cancer screening and detection, announced today it has achieved a significant milestone
and positive result in its general population cancer risk assessment tests and subsequent follow-up study on enrolled individuals whom
obtained further check-ups and diagnosis at healthcare providers using their cancer and disease diagnostic tools. As of September 30,
2021, healthcare providers have confirmed 2,067 cancer, pre-cancer, and disease cases, which includes 22 identified types of cancer, 25
identified types of pre-cancer, and multiple other related diseases. An initial analysis showed that confirmed cases are strongly correlated
to CDA test score, confirming that the CDA test is an effective method to initially screen the population for risks associated with cancer.
AnPac Bio's follow-up study involved (a) enrolling high, medium,
and low risk groups of individuals based on their CDA test scores following CDA testing of a large, asymptomatic population, (b) recommending
enrolled individuals to obtain follow-up check-ups at healthcare providers, (c) following up with enrolled individuals via phone interviews,
and (d) analyzing interview results and data. As of September 30, 2021, 14,806 individuals in the high, medium and low risk groups were
contacted and interviewed, and 2,067 individuals were confirmed as cancer, pre-cancer or other disease patients. Based on an initial analysis
of the most recent follow-up data and results, CDA technology is an effective initial screening tool for asymptomatic general population
for multiple cancer types, pre-cancer types and other related diseases. The confirmed cancer and pre-cancer cases detected 22 types of
cancer and 25 types of pre-cancer, including esophageal cancer and thyroid cancers that currently lack effective biomarkers for early
screening and detection.
Distribution of high, medium, and low risk groups based on CDA tests
Clinical Status High and Medium Risk Group Low Risk Group
Confirmed cancer cases 99.1 % 0.9 %
Pre-cancer cases 93.3 % 6.7 %
Confirmed other disease cases 95.0 % 5.0 %
The top five confirmed cancer types and pre-cancer types are as follows:
Types of Cancer Number of patients
Colorectal cancer 40
Lung cancer 32
Gastric cancer 27
Prostate cancer 24
Breast cancer 23
Types of pre-cancer Number of patients
Thyroid nodule/benign tumor 230
Pulmonary nodule 179
Lesions of the breast/ Hyperplasia of breast glands 135
Hysteromyoma 93
Gastroduodenal diseases 83
The above data demonstrates that CDA technology is also very effective
in finding pre-cancer diseases as confirmed pre-cancer cases are much higher than those of confirmed cancer cases, which is very attractive
and meaningful for cancer prevention. However, the confirmed cases are highly likely to be under-reported because (a) only cases from
individuals that we were able to successfully contact are recorded, (b) some enrolled subjects did not give full final diagnosis results
when contacted, and (c) as an on-going follow-up study, more confirmed cases will likely be developed and recorded over time.
Developing a viable pre-cancer and early-stage cancer screening technology
is critical to detect cancer early and to save patient lives. However, its development and progress has been relatively slow, despite
decades of heavy investments and efforts by leading scientists and research groups. One of the key factors has been the lack of leading
detection experts to develop sensitive technologies for low level signal collection and processing. AnPac Bio has built a unique team
of physicists, and experts with extensive experience from semiconductor and AI-based computational analysis to build the unique CDA technology
Over the past 12 years, AnPac Bio's team has innovated and
developed biophysics-based detection technology, in which biophysical properties of blood are detected and analyzed for early-stage
cancer screening and detection. The Company has been a staunch champion of the concept of multi-cancer detection through developing
its CDA technology. The measurement of biophysical properties for cancer detection can detect multiple cancer types earlier, more
cost effectively, with higher sensitivity and specificity, and through relatively simple sample requirements and test procedures.
These features make AnPac Bio's CDA technology perfectly suited for screening general population for cancer affordably.
Dr. Chris Yu, CEO and Chairman of AnPac Bio commented: "We are
very pleased to reach the milestone of confirming over 2,000 cases and to achieve significant validation of CDA technology for general
population cancer and pre-cancer risk assessment. This is truly a breakthrough technology in catching multiple cancer and pre-cancer types
earlier to prevent cancer and provide better patient outcomes. We are very proud of our contributions to the battle against cancer and
we are contributing to save lives now. We are already making a significant impact in the fight again cancer through our innovative ideas
(multi-cancer detection), technology development and finding potential cancer and pre-cancer earlier on a daily basis. We believe our
CDA technology's results speak for themselves and expect that public health agencies and organizations seeking the most promising
tools for detecting cancer and pre-cancer earlier will look closely at AnPac Bio."
AnPac Bio is a biotechnology company focused on early cancer screening
and detection, with 148 issued patents as of June 30, 2021. With one CLIA and CAP registered clinical laboratory in the United States
and two certified clinical laboratories in China, AnPac Bio performs a suite of cancer screening and detection tests, including CDA (Cancer
Differentiation Analysis), biochemical, immunological and genomics tests. According to a Frost & Sullivan's report issued in
2020, AnPac Bio ranked third worldwide among companies offering next-generation early cancer screening and detection technologies in terms
of the number of clinical samples for cancer screening and detection in 2019. The Company has a significant cancer screening and detection
database consisting of approximately 43,900 clinical samples as of March 31, 2021. AnPac Bio's CDA technology platform has been
shown in retrospective validation studies to be able to detect the risk of over 20 different cancer types with high sensitivity and specificity.
For more information, please visit: https://www.AnPacBio.com.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
Phil Case, Marketing and Investor Relations
Phone: +1-267-810-6776 (US)
Ascent Investor Relations LLC
Tina Xiao, President
Phone: +1-917-609-0333 (US)
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Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the implementation of our business model and
growth strategies; trends and competition in the cancer screening and detection market; our expectations regarding demand for and market
acceptance of our cancer screening and detection tests and our ability to expand our customer base; our ability to obtain and maintain
intellectual property protections for our CDA technology and our continued research and development to keep pace with technology developments;
our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals from the NMPA, the FDA and the relevant U.S. states and have our laboratories
certified or accredited by authorities including the CLIA; our future business development, financial condition and results of operations
and our ability to obtain financing cost-effectively; potential changes of government regulations; general economic and business conditions
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and the duration of the coronavirus outbreaks and their potential adverse impact on the economic conditions and financial markets and
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instituted by China, the U.S. and many other countries around the world to contain the spread of the virus. Additionally, all forward-looking
statements are subject to the "Risk Factors" detailed from time to time in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form
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press release and, except as may be required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking
statements for any reason.
Last updated: Oct 4, 2021