New data from a study conducted in France suggests that multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tests (currently in development) have the ability to determine common cancer signals from over 50 different types of cancer. Known as PATHFINDER, the MCED test "detected a cancer signal in 1.4% of 6621 people aged 50 years and over who were not known to have cancer, and cancer was confirmed in 38% of those with a positive test. Of 6290 people who were cancer free, 99.1% received a negative test result."
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Abstract 903O ‘A prospective study of a multi-cancer early detection blood test’ will be presented by Deb Schrag during the proffered paper session “Basic science and translational research” on Sunday, 11 September, 16:30 to 18:00 CEST in Orléans Auditorium. Annals of Oncology, Volume 33 Supplement 7, September 2022
Swanton C, Neal RD, Johnson PWM et al. NHS-Galleri Trial Design: Equitable study recruitment tactics for targeted population-level screening with a multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test. J Clin Oncol 2022; 40(16) suppl.
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