The PATHFINDER Study: Assessment of the Implementation of an Investigational Multi-Cancer Early Detection Test into Clinical Practice

摘要

PATHFINDER is an interventional study that will examine how well a multi-cancer early detection test can be integrated into clinical practice. This test looks at DNA methylation patterns in patient blood samples to detect cancer and also predict cancer origin. The PATHFINDER study will include ~6200 study participants from 31 sites in the United States. The study will return tests results to participants and their health care providers and will evaluate how test results affect the clinical pathway to confirm or rule out a cancer diagnosis. Results of this study could help determine how a blood-based multi-cancer early detection test will fit into clinical practice.