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. 2015 Nov 18;108(3):djv336. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djv336

Table 2.

Evaluation of Chubak breast cancer algorithms for recurrence in the LACE study (n = 1535)*

Single Chubak algorithms MR Yes
Alg Yes
MR No
Alg Yes
MR Yes
Alg No
MR No
Alg No
Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV
Single algorithms
SBCE
 Algorithm 1 266 76 41 1152 86.6 93.8 77.8 96.6
 Algorithm 2 244 31 63 1197 79.5 97.5 88.7 95.0
 Algorithm 3 257 344 50 884 83.7 72.0 42.8 94.6
Recurrences
 Algorithm 1 223 119 29 1164 88.5 90.7 65.2 97.6
 Algorithm 2 206 69 46 1214 81.7 94.6 74.9 96.3
 Algorithm 3 206 395 46 888 81.7 69.2 34.3 95.1
 Algorithm 7 144 58 108 1225 57.1 95.5 71.3 91.9
 Algorithm 8 201 73 51 1210 79.8 94.3 73.4 96.0
 Algorithm 9 188 34 64 1249 74.6 97.3 84.7 95.1
 Algorithm 10 186 288 66 995 73.8 77.6 39.2 93.8

* Alg = algorithm; LACE = Life After Cancer Epidemiology study; MR = medical record; NPV = negative predictive value; PPV = positive predictive value; SBCE = second breast cancer event.