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ArticleBioanalysis2018

Biomarkers in early-phase trials: fundamental issues.

Laura M Yee, Tracy G Lively, Lisa M McShane

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Article in Bioanalysis, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Logistic regression and other statistical tools in diagnostic biomarker studies.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Laura M YeeDivision of Cancer Treatment & Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.
Tracy G LivelyDivision of Cancer Treatment & Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.
Lisa M McShaneDivision of Cancer Treatment & Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomarkers are frequently being included in early-phase clinical trials. This article is meant to introduce clinical investigators to the fundamentals of choosing a biomarker test for use in an early phase trial. Steps to consider are briefly outlined including defining the role of the biomarker in the early phase trial; selecting a fit-for-purpose biomarker test and laboratory; describing the test procedures; carrying out analytical validation testing appropriate for the research objectives and the risk involved in the trial; implementing the test in the trial; and planning for the future. Examples illustrate analytical validation approaches in the context of typical biomarker roles. The importance of collaboration between clinical investigators and laboratory researchers is emphasized.

Indexed as

Clinical Trials as TopicResearch DesignValidation Studies as TopicBiological AssayBiomarkersGuidelines as TopicHumansPatient SafetyReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityBiomarkersanalytical validationbiomarkersclinical trialsdrug developmentearly-phase trials

Identifiers

PMID29923753
PMCPMC6123886

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