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Virtual

Mar 31, 2026 1:00 PM - Mar 31, 2026 2:00 PM

(US Eastern Standard Time)

How Will We Know They Work? Challenges in Evaluating Multicancer Detection Tests

Clinical trials evaluating multicancer detection tests should measure benefits as well as harms, including possible overdiagnosis and longer wait times for follow-up care.

Overview

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Multicancer early detection (MCED) tests have generated great enthusiasm and are becoming available in the U.S. Well-designed clinical trials are needed to determine whether they truly improve health outcomes or if they increase cancer diagnosis rates without ultimately saving lives. In addition, during a trial, if MCED testing leads to increased demand for limited follow-up services such as imaging or endoscopy, this could lead to increased wait times, delayed diagnosis, and worse outcomes for control group patients in the same health system. Trials evaluating MCED and other technologies that affect care delivery should be designed to account for such spillover effects, or they risk overestimating intervention benefits.

Featured topics

  • Cancer screening and diagnostics
  • Clinical trial design
  • Study endpoints
  • Spillover bias

Who should attend?

Professionals who work in the area of:

  • Randomized controlled trial design
  • Cancer screening and diagnosis
  • Evaluation of medical devices that change patient care trajectories

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