Stool DNA testing for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening

Project Lead Gregor Goetz
Author: Gregor Goetz
Publication: September 2021
Language: English (with German summary)

Colorectal Carcinoma (CRC) is the third most frequent cancer type, with an incidence and prevalence of approximately 4,800 and 40,000 cases respectively each year in Austria. Multi-target stool DNA (MT-sDNA) testing is a novel non-invasive screening test that may be able to supplement or replace established stool tests by analysing (stool-based) tumour DNA. In this policy brief, the latest available evidence with regard to the clinical benefits and harms of MT-sDNA tests is summarized.

 

AIHTA Policy Brief No. 011