{"id":48,"date":"2025-06-19T19:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T19:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firdapsehcp-calems.local\/calems\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2025-12-23T19:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:40:28","slug":"diagnostic-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/firdapsehcp.com\/ca-lems\/diagnostic-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Diagnostic Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size em-mb--sm\"><strong>Testing for those with a clinical suspicion of Cancer-Associated Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) small cell lung cancer (SCLC)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"em-mb--md\">In collaboration with a national diagnostic lab provider, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals supports VGCC-Ab testing, both P\/Q and N types, for patients who have symptoms indicative of Cancer-Associated LEMS SCLC. Providers can access the test when they have patients with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-emagine-grid wp-block-emagine-grid--right-heavy has-tiny-first-column no-column-gap em-mb--lg\"><div class=\"wp-block-emagine-grid__inner em-grid-smGutter-left-middle-alternateRows\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-emagine-column em-col-4_sm-12-middle\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><div><figure class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firdapsehcp.com\/ca-lems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Group-15352.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-emagine-column em-col-8_sm-12-middle\"><?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"list-item-text\">A clinical suspicion of Cancer-Associated LEMS SCLC<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"list-item-text\">A negative ACh receptor antibody test result despite myasthenia gravis-like symptoms<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><span class=\"list-item-text\">An equivocal repetitive nerve stimulation test for Cancer-Associated LEMS SCLC<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block_72105f0f056f859ac519e72ba2fa7b6d\" class=\"wp-block em-rounded-corner-block em-mt--lg em-mb--xl alignwide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"em-rounded-corner-block__wrapper has-none-background-color\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block_d0259b8163a8a82826c93fd6da7981af\" class=\"wp-block em-icon-headline em-mt--none em-mb--none alignwide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"icon-headline-container centered-mobile\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"em-icon-headline__icon icon_med\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/firdapsehcp.com\/ca-lems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/Group-15261.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"em-icon-headline__headline\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"no-transform has-blue-d-color\">Discover a differential diagnosis<\/h3>\n<p>A readily available VGCC-Ab test can confirm a diagnosis in suspected cases.<sup>5<\/sup><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-blue-d-color has-text-color has-link-color em-mb--md h2 wp-elements-3beac73570130549f4be79481d239c4c\">DON\u2019T WAIT ANOTHER DAY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"em-mb--xl\">Cancer-Associated LEMS SCLC is progressive and debilitating. The symptoms can also worsen over time. Fortunately, FIRDAPSE can help maintain muscle strength and mobility.<sup>1,3,12<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block_731eb62102fe9ab4f215415b1003eeb8\" class=\"wp-block em-rounded-corner-block em-mt--xl em-mb--xl alignwide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"em-rounded-corner-block__background-image\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/firdapsehcp.com\/ca-lems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Group-15810-flipped.svg\"\n\t\t\talt=\"\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"em-rounded-corner-block__wrapper has-none-background-color no-padding\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-emagine-grid wp-block-emagine-grid--halves\"><div class=\"wp-block-emagine-grid__inner em-grid-2_sm-1-left-middle\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-emagine-column em-col-middle image-cover\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full em-hide--sm-down\"><div><figure class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"300\" 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