What is the meaning of diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers?
Posted on Aug 03, 2020
- Diagnostic biomarkers allow for the early detection of a disease in a noninvasive way
- Predictive biomarkers are used to predict the response of the patient to a particular therapy
- Prognostic biomarkers give information about the health outcome for a patient using clinical or biological data that provides information on the expected course of the disease