Capillary Blood Accuracy

Capillary Blood Accuracy

Entia is a health technology company that has developed a blood testing device called Entia Liberty, which analyses blood collected by a finger prick. Entia is sponsoring this research study to compare the results from Entia Liberty finger prick tests to results from the gold-standard laboratory analyser that tests blood from the arm, port, or PICC line.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥ 18 years old at the time of study entry
• Patients undergoing systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT)
• Patients capable of providing written informed consent
• Patients undergoing routine Full Blood Count (FBC) laboratory blood tests as part of the standard of care

Additional inclusion criteria:

• Phase 1 (Longitudinal, low count data): Neutrophil Count ≤ 1.0 x109/L within 24 hours preceding consenting
• Phase 2 (Low count data): Neutrophil Count ≤ 1.5 x109/L within 24 hours preceding consenting

Exclusion Criteria:

• History or current diagnosis of haematological malignancy
• Inadequate use and understanding of the English language, requiring a translator