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Research indicates lowering FIT positivity thresholds improves sensitivity, specificity comparable to mt-sRNA testing

Lowering the fecal immunochemical test (FIT) positive threshold yields levels of sensitivity and specificity that are comparable to those reported for multitarget stool RNA (mt-sRNA) testing without ...
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Next-Generation Cologuard® Test Demonstrates High Sensitivity and Specificity in Pivotal BLUE-C Study, Significantly Outperforming Fecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) for ...

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS), a leading provider of cancer screening and diagnostic tests, today announced late-breaking data from the pivotal ...
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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 ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Next-Generation Multitarget Stool DNA Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening

A next-generation multitarget stool DNA test, including assessments of DNA molecular markers and hemoglobin level, was developed to improve the performance of colorectal cancer screening, primarily ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Review Finds POC VL Testing Has High Specificity for HIV Viral Load

Researchers found point-of-care viral load (POC VL) tests have high sensitivity and specificity for detection of viral loads of at least 1000 copies/mL. A recent review in Cochrane Database of ...