A word of caution on using tumor biomarker reference change values to guide medical decisions and the need for alternatives Correspondence


Authors: van Rossum, H. H.; Meng, Q. H.; Ramanathan, L. V.; Holdenrieder, S.
Title: A word of caution on using tumor biomarker reference change values to guide medical decisions and the need for alternatives
Keywords: treatment response; disease course; sensitivity and specificity; letter; diagnostic procedure; validation study; tumor marker; cancer therapy; clinical decision making; predictive value; reference value; health care need; tumor biomarker; biological variation; human; malignant neoplasm; evidence based-medicine; reference change value
Journal Title: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Volume: 60
Issue: 4
ISSN: 1434-6621
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter & Co  
Date Published: 2022-03-28
Start Page: 553
End Page: 555
Language: English
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2021-0933
PUBMED: 34648697
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Letter -- Export Date: 1 April 2022 -- Source: Scopus
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