Targeted Oncology

Blood-Based Colorectal Cancer Test Shows High Sensitivity in APLs

A blood-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test, SimpleScreen™, has shown a significant leap in performance, ...
News Medical

Sensitivity and specificity of a “spit and mail” SARS-CoV-2 serology test

Saliva-based serology assays that measure antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigens are important coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) markers. Serology ...
Morningstar

Natera Reports Strong Advanced Adenoma Data from Prospective PROCEED-CRC Trial, Demonstrating 22.5% Sensitivity and 91.5% Specificity

Natera Reports Strong Advanced Adenoma Data from Prospective PROCEED-CRC Trial, Demonstrating 22.5% Sensitivity and 91.5% Specificity Findings underscore strength of Natera’s technology for early ...
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Improving the Sensitivity-Specificity Balance of Human Papillomavirus Testing on Self- and Clinician-Collected Samples in South Africa

Women living with and without HIV, age 30-65 years, were recruited in South Africa. Self-collected vaginal samples and clinician-collected cervical samples were tested with Xpert HPV, an assay that ...
BMJ

2.21 The test-retest reliability, sensitivity and specificity of the SCAT-3 for sideline testing

Conclusions Symptoms, the SAC and the m-BESS have poor test-retest reliability. Symptoms have reasonable sensitivity and specificity for concussion but are subjective. The 3-word SAC and m-BESS are ...