Clinical Utility of a Plasma-Based miRNA Signature Classifier Within Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening: A Correlative MILD Trial Study [1]
In an effort to provide diagnostic information complementary to radiographic screening for lung cancer, the authors evaluated the diagnostic performance of plasma mRNA. The mRNA signature classifier demonstrated 87% sensitivity and 81% specificity, with a negative predictive value of 99%. In contrast, low dose CT had a sensitivity of 79% and a specificity of 81%. Combining the mRNA signature classifier and low dose CT resulted in a 5-fold decrease in false positive findings based on CT alone.