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‹ Tue · 7 Apr 2026
Early cancer detection or prevention

Composite proteomic and metabolomic plasma biomarkers for detection of colorectal, lung and ovarian cancers.

Combining blood proteins and metabolites in one test shows promise for detecting three major cancers earlier than current methods alone.

Uppsala researchers developed a composite proteomic and metabolomic plasma biomarker panel for simultaneous detection of colorectal, lung, and ovarian cancers. Published in Molecular Cancer, this multi-omics approach may complement existing liquid biopsy approaches for multi-cancer early detection.

What the study was

Study design
Biomarker discovery and validation study
Population
Patients with colorectal, lung, and ovarian cancers
Category
Early Detection
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
Molecular cancer

Why it surfaced

Novel multi-omics approach to multi-cancer detection in high-impact journal. Full details limited to abstract.

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