Role of a high throughput biodosimetry test in treatment prioritization after a nuclear incident
Role of a high throughput biodosimetry test in treatment prioritization after a nuclear incident
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DOI:
10.1080/09553002.2018.1532615
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发表时间:
2020-01-02
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2.6
通讯作者:
Terbrueggen, Robert
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作者:
Jacobs, Aviva R.;Guyon, Timothy;Terbrueggen, Robert
Purpose: We introduce and evaluate a high throughput biodosimetry test system (REDI-Dx) suitable for testing of thousands of potential radiation victims following a mass scale nuclear event caused by detonation of a nuclear device or a nuclear accident, as part of an overall strategy for effective medical management of the crisis. Materials and methods: The performance of a high throughput biodosimetry test was evaluated by collecting samples of both non-irradiated presumed healthy donors as well as irradiated subjects collected as part of either cancer treatment regimens or banked from previous studies. The test measures the gene expression of a set of radiation responsive genes based on the DxDirect (R) genomic platform. The potential diagnostic accuracy of REDI-Dx was evaluated as a predictor of actual dose of radiation. While the REDI-Dx test has been calibrated to provide a quantitative measure of actual absorbed dose, we compared the performance of the REDI-Dx test (sensitivity and specificity) as a qualitative result at the most commonly applied thresholds 2.0 Gy and 6.0 Gy. Results: The test demonstrated high specificity and lack of effect of medical conditions. Using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, REDI-Dx was shown to be a good predictor of actual dose for determining treatment category based on either 2.0 or 6.0 Gy, with a 98.5% sensitivity and 90% specificity for 2.0 Gy, and 92% sensitivity and 84% specificity for 6.0 Gy. Results were reproducible between clinical laboratories with an SD of 0.2 Gy for samples