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bioAffinity to present CHEST 2026 data on sputum tests for asthma and COPD lung inflammation
bioAffinity Technologies, Inc.
- bioAffinity will present poster 3071 at CHEST 2026 on Oct. 20 in Phoenix on sputum-based tests measuring lung inflammation in asthma and COPD.
- Research measured targets TSLP, CRLF2, IL4-Rα (CD124) and IL-5, linked to drugs tezepelumab, verkitug, dupilumab and mepolizumab.
- Sputum samples came from people with asthma, smokers with/without COPD, a smoker with both COPD and asthma, and healthy individuals; flow cytometry, ELISA and machine learning were used.
- CyPath Lung, marketed as an LDT, showed 92% sensitivity, 87% specificity, 88% accuracy and 99% NPV for lung cancer in high-risk patients with nodules under 20 mm.
- Global asthma therapeutics market was about $29.7 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $47.6 billion by 2034.