On August 20, 2024 Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: LUCD) ("Lucid" or the "Company") a commercial-stage, cancer prevention medical diagnostics company and subsidiary of PAVmed Inc. (Nasdaq: PAVM), reported the peer-reviewed publication of an analytical validation study of its EsoGuard Esophageal DNA test for the diagnosis of esophageal precancer (Barrett’s Esophagus or BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) on samples collected non-endoscopically using Lucid’s EsoCheck Esophageal Cell Collection Device (Press release, Lucid Diagnostics, AUG 20, 2024, View Source [SID1234646017]). The manuscript, entitled Analytical Validation of a DNA Methylation Biomarker Test for the Diagnosis of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma from Samples Collected Using EsoCheck, a Non-Endoscopic Esophageal Cell Collection Device, has been published in the peer-reviewed journal Diagnostics, and is currently available via open access online.
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"This analytical validation study strongly complements EsoGuard’s extensive peer-reviewed, published clinical validity and clinical utility evidence base," said Suman Verma, M.D., PhD, Lucid’s Chief Scientific Officer. "The results demonstrate very robust analytical performance of the EsoGuard assay performed in our CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited, NY State-approved commercial laboratory."
The publication details comprehensive studies demonstrating excellent analytical performance of the EsoGuard assay on samples collected with EsoCheck, including 89% analytical sensitivity, 100% analytical specificity, 96% analytical accuracy, and 100% inter- and intra-assay precision. EsoGuard utilizes next-generation sequencing (NGS) to detect DNA methylation at 31 sites on two genes, vimentin (VIM) and cyclin A1 (CCNA1), which have been shown to be associated with conditions along the BE-EAC spectrum.