Research Article

Performance of a Novel Blood-Based Early Colorectal Cancer Screening Assay in Remaining Serum after the Blood Biochemical Test

Table 2

Results of ColoDefense in detecting colorectal cancer between different serum volumes.

StagesSerum volume (mL)SDC2+ (%)SEPT9+ (%)SDC2 or SEPT9+ (%)

I<1.5366.7 (2/3)33.3 (1/3)100.0 (3/3)
1.5-2.5425.0 (1/4)25.0 (1/4)50.0 (2/4)
>2.5666.7 (4/6)50.0 (3/6)66.7 (4/6)

II<1.51662.5 (10/16)75.0 (12/16)81.3 (13/16)
1.5-2.51136.4 (4/11)81.8 (9/11)81.8 (9/11)
>2.52286.4 (19/22)86.4 (19/22)90.9 (20/22)

III<1.51090.0 (9/10)70.0 (7/10)100.0 (10/10)
1.5-2.51163.6 (7/11)63.6 (7/11)72.7 (8/11)
>2.51883.3 (15/18)72.2 (13/18)94.4 (17/18)

IV<1.5475.0 (3/4)100.0 (4/4)100.0 (4/4)
1.5-2.53100.0 (3/3)100.0 (3/3)100.0 (3/3)
>2.5NANANANA

Unknown<1.5250.0 (1/2)100.0 (2/2)100.0 (2/2)
>2.51100.0 (1/1)NA100.0 (1/1)

Total stages<1.53571.4 (25/35)74.3 (26/35)91.4 (32/35)
1.5-2.52951.7 (15/29)69.0 (20/29)75.9 (22/29)
>2.54783.0 (39/47)74.5 (35/47)89.4 (42/47)

NA: not applicable.