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Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2022 Oct 6;164(1):117–133.e7. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.09.028

Table 2.

Diagnostic Performance of PancreaSeq Testing and Other Modalities for Serous Neoplasms and PanNETs

Parameter Sensitivity, %
(95% CI)
Specificity, %
(95% CI)
PPV, %
(95% CI)
NPV, %
(95% CI)
Serous cystadenoma/neoplasma
VHL alteration in the absence of other alterations 71 (0.42–0.90) 100 (0.97–1.00) 100 (0.66–1.00) 98 (0.95–1.00)
VHL alteration w/ or w/o point mutations in TP53 and TERT promoter 100 (0.73–1.00) 100 (0.97–1.00) 100 (0.73–1.00 100 (0.97–1.00)
PanNETb
MEN1 alteration in the absence of other alterations 27 (0.14–0.45) 100 (0.98–1.00) 100 (0.63–1.00) 90 (0.85–0.93)
 LOHc in the absence of other alterations 59 (0.41–0.75) 98 (0.95–0.99) 83 (0.62–0.95) 94 (0.89–0.96)
MEN1 alteration w/ or w/o LOHc in the absence of other alterations 68 (0.49–0.82) 98 (0.95–0.99) 85 (0.65–0.95) 95 (0.91–0.97)
 Cytopathology positive for neuroendocrine tumor 85 (0.68–0.95) 100 (0.97–1.00) 97 (0.81–1.00) 98 (0.94–0.99)
MEN1 alteration w/ or w/o LOHc and cytopathology 97 (0.83–1.00) 98 (0.95–0.99) 89 (0.74–0.97) 100 (0.97–1.00)
Metastatic PanNETd
 LOH of at least 1 genee 92 (0.60–1.00) 49 (0.37–0.61) 23 (0.13–0.38) 97 (0.84–1.00)
 LOH of at least 2 genese 92 (0.60–1.00) 68 (0.56–0.78) 32 (0.18–0.51) 98 (0.88–1.00)
 LOH of at least 3 genese 83 (0.51–0.97) 76 (0.65–0.85) 37 (0.20–0.57) 97 (0.87–0.99)
 LOH of at least 4 genese 58 (0.29–0.84) 88 (0.77–0.94) 44 (0.21–0.70) 93 (0.83–0.97)
 LOH of at least 5 genese 33 (0.11–0.64) 93 (0.84–0.97) 44 (0.15–0.77) 89 (0.80–0.95)
 Preoperative tumor size >2.0 cm 92 (0.60–1.00) 50 (0.38–0.62) 23 (0.13–0.38) 97 (0.84–1.00)
 Preoperative cytopathology WHO grades 2 and 3 75 (0.43–0.93) 74 (0.62–0.83) 32 (0.17–0.52) 95 (0.84–0.99)
a

Based on 246 diagnostically confirmed pancreatic cysts that includes 13 serous cystadenomas and 1 mixed serous cystadenoma-neuroendocrine neoplasm.

b

Based on 246 diagnostically confirmed pancreatic cysts that includes 34 cystic PanNETs.

c

LOH of TP53, SMAD4, PTEN, and/or RNF43.

d

Based on 87 preoperative specimens (34 cystic PanNETs and 53 solid PanNETs) with patient follow-up.

e

LOH of VHL, TP53, SMAD4, PTEN, and/or RNF43.