Publication in the Lancet from the UK Collaborative Trial for Ovarian Cancer Screening 

Abcodia, a clinical stage company engaged in the commercial development of novel tests for the early detection of cancer, acknowledges the results from UCL reporting that the large-scale randomised trial of annual screening for ovarian cancer did not succeed in reducing deaths from the disease.

(LINK: Screening for ovarian cancer did not reduce deaths | MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL)

Results from the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS) have been published in a report in the medical journal The Lancet. (LINK: Ovarian cancer population screening and mortality after long-term follow-up in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS): a randomised controlled trial | The Lancet)

Julie Barnes, CEO of Abcodia, said

“It is disappointing that such a promising public health approach that had potential to reduce mortality from ovarian cancer, and offered hope for a population-based screening programme for post-menopausal women, has not resulted in a positive outcome. This is despite evidence that screening can detect more earlier stage disease. UKCTOCS was an important UK-funded study that has taken years of dedication and diligence, and it has made an important contribution to the understanding of ovarian cancer.”