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Last June, the results of the research project funded by Marató TV3 of 2012 in which Catlab was the reference laboratory were presented.

One of the projects approved by the "Marató" of 2012 dedicated to the fight against cancer was "Prediction of advanced colonic neoplasia in symptomatic patients within the rapid diagnosis circuit of colorectal cancer by means of a score based on the fecal immunological test (COLONOTIF Study)".

This project has been carried out by professionals of Catlab as reference laboratory, together with professionals of the Digestive Service of Hospital Mutua Terrassa, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Hospital Parc Taulí de Sabadell, members also of the Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Red de enfermedades hepáticas y digestivas (CIBERehd), and the Pla Oncològic de Catalunya (IDIBELL).

Through this study, a tool has been created to prioritize colonoscopies in patients with non-specific symptoms of colon cancer. In these patients, the fecal occult blood test is performed, and depending on the result of this test, it is classified as a risk group, and the colonoscopy is performed with more or less urgency to rule out the presence of colorectal cancer.