| Issue |
Med Sci (Paris)
Volume 34, Number 4, Avril 2018
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| Page(s) | 363 - 365 | |
| Section | Forum | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/medsci/20183404018 | |
| Published online | 16 April 2018 | |
Chroniques Génomiques
Dépister les cancers asymptomatiques ?
Chroniques génomiques
Screening for asymptomatic cancers?
UMR 7268 ADÉS, Aix-Marseille, Université/EFS/ CNRS; CoReBio PACA, case 901, Parc scientifique de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
Abstract
A recent publication describes a sophisticated “liquid biopsy” procedure that analyses both tumoral DNA and proteins present in peripheral blood to provide sensitive detection of different types of cancer. These results represent a significant advance, but they still fall short of the sensitivity and specificity required, and it seems unlikely that they could progress to a level at which screening of the (asymptomatic) general population would have a really favourable benefit to risk ratio.
© 2018 médecine/sciences – Inserm
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