Table 1. Clinically available non-invasive screening method with stool DNA detection for colorectal cancer diagnosis
Product name
Target
Sensitivity, cancer
Specificity, cancer
Sensitivity, advanced adenoma detection
Cologuard [
8
]
NDRG4
,
BMP3
DNA methylation, KRAS mutation, hemoglobin
92.3%
89.8%
42.4%
EarlyTect [
10
]
SDT2
methylation, hemoglobin
90.2%
90.2%
66.7%
NDRG4
, N-myc downstream-regulated gene 4;
BMP3
, bone morphogenetic protein 3;
KRAS
, Kirsten rat sarcoma virus;
SDT2
, synthecan 2.