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Table 1 Accuracies per cancer

From: Classification of unknown primary tumors with a data-driven method based on a large microarray reference database

Cancer

Total correct

Total samples

Percent correct

Sensitivity

Specificity

Bladder cancer

7

11

63.6%

64%

100%

Breast cancer

11

11

100%

100%

99%

Colorectal cancer

5

9

55.6%

54%

99%

Gastric cancer

10

15

66.7%

67%

98%

Liver cancer

6

8

75.0%

75%

100%

Lung cancer

14

15

93.3%

93%

95%

Lymphoma

23

25

92.0%

88%

99%

Melanoma

15

17

88.2%

88%

99%

Ovarian cancer

7

9

77.8%

78%

98%

Pancreatic cancer

4

13

30.8%

23%

99%

Prostate cancer

10

11

90.9%

91%

100%

Renal cancer

10

11

90.9%

91%

100%

Sarcoma

5

7

71.4%

71%

97%

Testicular cancer

13

16

81.3%

81%

100%

Thyroid cancer

6

9

66.7%

67%

100%

Total/average

146

187

78.1%

72%

99%

  1. Numbers given for each cancer type are all samples correctly classified, all samples tested, the percentage of samples correctly classified as well as the sensitivity and specificity of the tissue of origin identification.