Pivotal evaluation of the accuracy of a biomarker used for classification or prediction: standards for study design.

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Published in J Natl Cancer Inst on October 07, 2008

Authors

Margaret S Pepe1, Ziding Feng, Holly Janes, Patrick M Bossuyt, John D Potter

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, USA. mspepe@u.washington.edu

Associated clinical trials:

The Andromeda Study.Predictive Value of Combined Criteria to Tailor Breast Cancer Screening. | NCT02618538

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