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.