We agree that clear, standardized language is key to advancing collaboration across industry, academia, government, and regulatory agencies in MCED testing. The Early Detection & Screening Working Group of the BLOODPAC Consortium has just released a paper providing standardized definitions for 14 key terms crucial to developing non-invasive single- and multi-cancer detection tests.
Let’s be clear. In, “Lexicon for blood-based early detection and screening: BLOODPAC consensus document,” the Early Detection & Screening Working Group of the Blood Profiling Atlas in Cancer (BLOODPAC) Consortium provides standardized definitions for 14 key terms and concepts relevant to the development of non-invasive single- and multi-cancer detection tests. Having clear language and standardized definitions is important to the ongoing collaboration across industry, academic, government, and regulatory agencies involved in MCD testing. Read the paper: https://go.nih.gov/mm4O6E5