Diagnostic Imaging Not Yet Enough for Biopsy-Free Radical Prostatectomy
While prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-PET may improve diagnostic accuracy in suspected prostate cancer, it may not be accurate enough to skip the biopsy when considering radical prostatectomy. In a retrospective review of 89 men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), PSMA-PET prior to biopsy had a false-positive rate of 30%, with subsequent needle biopsy revealing negative […]
Study Validates Accuracy of PREDICT Prognostication Tool in Breast Cancer
The PREDICT prognostication tool was able to estimate overall survival (OS) with decent accuracy in a large independent U.S. dataset of breast cancer patients, researchers reported. From more than 700,000 patients in the National Cancer Database (NCDB), the free online tool estimated median and mean 5-year OS rates ranging from 83.3% to 84.4%, as compared […]
Home-based flu tests as accurate as rapid diagnostic testing in clinical settings: Study findings underscore imperative of expanding test access and lowering costs
Home-based, self-administered tests for influenza are comparable in accuracy to rapid diagnostic tests in clinical settings, according to a recently published, peer-reviewed study. “Home tests are a valuable tool to support the management of influenza and other respiratory infections,” said Matthew J. Thompson, professor of global health and family medicine at the University of Washington […]
Blood-Based Biomarkers Prove Mettle in Liver Disease Diagnosis
Multiple noninvasive blood biomarkers for metabolic liver disease met accuracy assessments for diagnosing metabolic liver disease in the first step of an advanced qualification system to better utilize these noninvasive tools, a researcher said. Top-line analyses of the Non-Invasive Biomarkers of Metabolic Liver Disease (NIMBLE) Stage 1 initiative found high sensitivity and specificity for the […]