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Zhou Z, Zhang R, Zhou A, Lv J, Chen S, Zou H, Zhang G, Lin T, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Weng S, Han X, Liu Z. Proteomics appending a complementary dimension to precision oncotherapy. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 2024; 23:1725-1739. [PMID: 38689716 PMCID: PMC11058087 DOI: 10.1016/j.csbj.2024.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Recent advances in high-throughput proteomic profiling technologies have facilitated the precise quantification of numerous proteins across multiple specimens concurrently. Researchers have the opportunity to comprehensively analyze the molecular signatures in plentiful medical specimens or disease pattern cell lines. Along with advances in data analysis and integration, proteomics data could be efficiently consolidated and employed to recognize precise elementary molecular mechanisms and decode individual biomarkers, guiding the precision treatment of tumors. Herein, we review a broad array of proteomics technologies and the progress and methods for the integration of proteomics data and further discuss how to better merge proteomics in precision medicine and clinical settings.
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- Zhaokai Zhou
- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Center of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
- Interventional Institute of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
- Interventional Treatment and Clinical Research Center of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
- Interventional Institute of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
- Interventional Treatment and Clinical Research Center of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Zhou S, Tao B, Guo Y, Gu J, Li H, Zou C, Tang S, Jiang S, Fu D, Li J. Integrating plasma protein-centric multi-omics to identify potential therapeutic targets for pancreatic cancer. J Transl Med 2024; 22:557. [PMID: 38858729 PMCID: PMC11165868 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-024-05363-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Deciphering the role of plasma proteins in pancreatic cancer (PC) susceptibility can aid in identifying novel targets for diagnosis and treatment. METHODS We examined the relationship between genetically determined levels of plasma proteins and PC through a systemic proteome-wide Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis utilizing cis-pQTLs from multiple centers. Rigorous sensitivity analyses, colocalization, reverse MR, replications with varying instrumental variable selections and additional datasets, as well as subsequent meta-analysis, were utilized to confirm the robustness of significant findings. The causative effect of corresponding protein-coding genes' expression and their expression pattern in single-cell types were then investigated. Enrichment analysis, between-protein interaction and causation, knock-out mice models, and mediation analysis with established PC risk factors were applied to indicate the pathogenetic pathways. These candidate targets were ultimately prioritized upon druggability and potential side effects predicted by a phenome-wide MR. RESULTS Twenty-one PC-related circulating proteins were identified in the exploratory phase with no evidence for horizontal pleiotropy or reverse causation. Of these, 11 were confirmed in a meta-analysis integrating external validations. The causality at a transcription level was repeated for neutrophil elastase, hydroxyacylglutathione hydrolase, lipase member N, protein disulfide-isomerase A5, xyloside xylosyltransferase 1. The carbohydrate sulfotransferase 11 and histo-blood group ABO system transferase exhibited high-support genetic colocalization evidence and were found to affect PC carcinogenesis partially through modulating body mass index and type 2 diabetes, respectively. Approved drugs have been established for eight candidate targets, which could potentially be repurposed for PC therapies. The phenome-wide investigation revealed 12 proteins associated with 51 non-PC traits, and interference on protein disulfide-isomerase A5 and cystatin-D would increase the risk of other malignancies. CONCLUSIONS By employing comprehensive methodologies, this study demonstrated a genetic predisposition linking 21 circulating proteins to PC risk. Our findings shed new light on the PC etiology and highlighted potential targets as priorities for future efforts in early diagnosis and therapeutic strategies of PC.
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- Siyu Zhou
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China
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- School of Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China.
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200040, China.
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Feng T, Jie M, Deng K, Yang J, Jiang H. Targeted plasma proteomic analysis uncovers a high-performance biomarker panel for early diagnosis of gastric cancer. Clin Chim Acta 2024; 558:119675. [PMID: 38631604 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2024.119675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is characterized by high morbidity, high mortality and low early diagnosis rate. Early diagnosis plays a crucial role in radically treating GC. The aim of this study was to identify plasma biomarkers for GC and early GC diagnosis. METHODS We quantified 369 protein levels with plasma samples from discovery cohort (n = 88) and validation cohort (n = 50) via high-throughput proximity extension assay (PEA) utilizing the Olink-Explore-384-Cardiometabolic panel. The multi-protein signatures were derived from LASSO and Ridge regression models. RESULTS In the discovery cohort, 13 proteins (GDF15, ITIH3, BOC, DPP7, EGFR, AMY2A, CCDC80, CD163, GPNMB, LTBP2, CTSZ, CCL18 and NECTIN2) were identified to distinguish GC (Stage I-IV) and early GC (HGIN-I) groups from control group with AUC of 0.994 and AUC of 0.998, severally. The validation cohort yielded AUC of 0.930 and AUC of 0.818 for GC and early GC, respectively. CONCLUSIONS This study identified a multi-protein signature with the potential to benefit clinical GC diagnosis, especially for Asian and early GC patients, which may contribute to the development of a less-invasive, convenient, and efficient early screening tool, promoting early diagnosis and treatment of GC and ultimately improving patient survival.
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- Tong Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Laboratory for Aging and Cancer Research, Frontiers Science Center Disease-related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
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- Laboratory for Aging and Cancer Research, Frontiers Science Center Disease-related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Papier K, Atkins JR, Tong TYN, Gaitskell K, Desai T, Ogamba CF, Parsaeian M, Reeves GK, Mills IG, Key TJ, Smith-Byrne K, Travis RC. Identifying proteomic risk factors for cancer using prospective and exome analyses of 1463 circulating proteins and risk of 19 cancers in the UK Biobank. Nat Commun 2024; 15:4010. [PMID: 38750076 PMCID: PMC11096312 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48017-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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The availability of protein measurements and whole exome sequence data in the UK Biobank enables investigation of potential observational and genetic protein-cancer risk associations. We investigated associations of 1463 plasma proteins with incidence of 19 cancers and 9 cancer subsites in UK Biobank participants (average 12 years follow-up). Emerging protein-cancer associations were further explored using two genetic approaches, cis-pQTL and exome-wide protein genetic scores (exGS). We identify 618 protein-cancer associations, of which 107 persist for cases diagnosed more than seven years after blood draw, 29 of 618 were associated in genetic analyses, and four had support from long time-to-diagnosis ( > 7 years) and both cis-pQTL and exGS analyses: CD74 and TNFRSF1B with NHL, ADAM8 with leukemia, and SFTPA2 with lung cancer. We present multiple blood protein-cancer risk associations, including many detectable more than seven years before cancer diagnosis and that had concordant evidence from genetic analyses, suggesting a possible role in cancer development.
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- Keren Papier
- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Choi B, Liu GY, Sheng Q, Amancherla K, Perry A, Huang X, San José Estépar R, Ash SY, Guan W, Jacobs DR, Martinez FJ, Rosas IO, Bowler RP, Kropski JA, Banovich NE, Khan SS, San José Estépar R, Shah R, Thyagarajan B, Kalhan R, Washko GR. Proteomic Biomarkers of Quantitative Interstitial Abnormalities in COPDGene and CARDIA Lung Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2024; 209:1091-1100. [PMID: 38285918 PMCID: PMC11092953 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202307-1129oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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Rationale: Quantitative interstitial abnormalities (QIAs) are early measures of lung injury automatically detected on chest computed tomography scans. QIAs are associated with impaired respiratory health and share features with advanced lung diseases, but their biological underpinnings are not well understood. Objectives: To identify novel protein biomarkers of QIAs using high-throughput plasma proteomic panels within two multicenter cohorts. Methods: We measured the plasma proteomics of 4,383 participants in an older, ever-smoker cohort (COPDGene [Genetic Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]) and 2,925 participants in a younger population cohort (CARDIA [Coronary Artery Disease Risk in Young Adults]) using the SomaLogic SomaScan assays. We measured QIAs using a local density histogram method. We assessed the associations between proteomic biomarker concentrations and QIAs using multivariable linear regression models adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, and study center (Benjamini-Hochberg false discovery rate-corrected P ⩽ 0.05). Measurements and Main Results: In total, 852 proteins were significantly associated with QIAs in COPDGene and 185 in CARDIA. Of the 144 proteins that overlapped between COPDGene and CARDIA, all but one shared directionalities and magnitudes. These proteins were enriched for 49 Gene Ontology pathways, including biological processes in inflammatory response, cell adhesion, immune response, ERK1/2 regulation, and signaling; cellular components in extracellular regions; and molecular functions including calcium ion and heparin binding. Conclusions: We identified the proteomic biomarkers of QIAs in an older, smoking population with a higher prevalence of pulmonary disease and in a younger, healthier community cohort. These proteomics features may be markers of early precursors of advanced lung diseases.
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- Bina Choi
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine
- Applied Chest Imaging Laboratory, and
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Applied Chest Imaging Laboratory, and
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Critical Care, South Shore Hospital, South Weymouth, Massachusetts
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Applied Chest Imaging Laboratory, and
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine
- Applied Chest Imaging Laboratory, and
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Do JS, Arribas-Layton D, Juan J, Garcia I, Saraswathy S, Qi M, Montero E, Reijonen H. The CD318/CD6 axis limits type 1 diabetes islet autoantigen-specific human T cell activation. J Autoimmun 2024; 146:103228. [PMID: 38642507 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2024.103228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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CD6 is a glycoprotein expressed on CD4 and CD8 T cells involved in immunoregulation. CD318 has been identified as a CD6 ligand. The role of CD318 in T cell immunity is restricted as it has only been investigated in a few mice autoimmune models but not in human diseases. CD318 expression was thought to be limited to mesenchymal-epithelial cells and, therefore, contribute to CD6-mediated T cell activation in the CD318-expressing tissue rather than through interaction with antigen-presenting cells. Here, we report CD318 expression in a subpopulation of CD318+ myeloid dendritic (mDC), whereas the other peripheral blood populations were CD318 negative. However, CD318 can be induced by activation: a subset of monocytes treated with LPS and IFNγ and in vitro monocyte derived DCs were CD318+. We also showed that recombinant CD318 inhibited T cell function. Strikingly, CD318+ DCs suppressed the proliferation of autoreactive T cells specific for GAD65, a well-known targeted self-antigen in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Our study provides new insight into the role of the CD318/CD6 axis in the immunopathogenesis of inflammation, suggesting a novel immunoregulatory role of CD318 in T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases and identifying a potential novel immune checkpoint inhibitor as a target for intervention in T1D which is an unmet therapeutic need.
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- Jeong-Su Do
- Department of Immunology and Theranostics, Canada; Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA.
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- Department of Immunology and Theranostics, Canada; Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Canada; Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Canada; Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Canada; Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
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- Department of Translational Research and Cellular Therapeutics, Canada; Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Canada; Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Theranostics, Canada; Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research Institute, City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA.
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Grassmann F, Mälarstig A, Dahl L, Bendes A, Dale M, Thomas CE, Gabrielsson M, Hedman ÅK, Eriksson M, Margolin S, Huang TH, Ulfstedt M, Forsberg S, Eriksson P, Johansson M, Hall P, Schwenk JM, Czene K. The impact of circulating protein levels identified by affinity proteomics on short-term, overall breast cancer risk. Br J Cancer 2024; 130:620-627. [PMID: 38135714 PMCID: PMC10876928 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-023-02541-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Current breast cancer risk prediction scores and algorithms can potentially be further improved by including molecular markers. To this end, we studied the association of circulating plasma proteins using Proximity Extension Assay (PEA) with incident breast cancer risk. SUBJECTS In this study, we included 1577 women participating in the prospective KARMA mammographic screening cohort. RESULTS In a targeted panel of 164 proteins, we found 8 candidates nominally significantly associated with short-term breast cancer risk (P < 0.05). Similarly, in an exploratory panel consisting of 2204 proteins, 115 were found nominally significantly associated (P < 0.05). However, none of the identified protein levels remained significant after adjustment for multiple testing. This lack of statistically significant findings was not due to limited power, but attributable to the small effect sizes observed even for nominally significant proteins. Similarly, adding plasma protein levels to established risk factors did not improve breast cancer risk prediction accuracy. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that the levels of the studied plasma proteins captured by the PEA method are unlikely to offer additional benefits for risk prediction of short-term overall breast cancer risk but could provide interesting insights into the biological basis of breast cancer in the future.
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- Felix Grassmann
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Institute for Clinical Research and Systems Medicine, Health and Medical University, Potsdam, Germany.
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Science and Education Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Cancer Immunology Discovery, Pfizer Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
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- Olink Proteomics, Uppsala Science Park, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Oncology, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Protein Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Weber DG, Casjens S, Wichert K, Lehnert M, Taeger D, Rihs HP, Brüning T, Johnen G. Tasks and Experiences of the Prospective, Longitudinal, Multicenter MoMar (Molecular Markers) Study for the Early Detection of Mesothelioma in Individuals Formerly Exposed to Asbestos Using Liquid Biopsies. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5896. [PMID: 38136442 PMCID: PMC10742125 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15245896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer, strongly associated with prior exposure to asbestos. Commonly, tumors are detected at late stages of the disease. Detection at early stages might be meaningful, because therapies might be more effective when the tumor burden is relatively low and the tumor has not spread to distant sites. Circulating biomarkers in blood might be a promising tool to improve the early detection of mesothelioma, but for screening in asymptomatic subjects, candidate biomarkers need to be validated in appropriate studies. This study was conducted to assess the performance of biomarkers in liquid biopsies to detect mesothelioma at early stages. Over a period of 10 years, 2769 volunteers formerly exposed to asbestos were annually examined and liquid biopsies were collected. A follow-up was completed 17 months after the last blood collection. The article provides a detailed overview of our lessons learned and experiences of conducting a prospective, longitudinal, multicenter study. The existing cohort of individuals at risk is highly suitable for the validation of blood-based biomarkers for the early detection of mesothelioma as well as lung cancer.
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- Daniel Gilbert Weber
- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance (IPA), Ruhr University Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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Feng X, Wu WYY, Onwuka JU, Haider Z, Alcala K, Smith-Byrne K, Zahed H, Guida F, Wang R, Bassett JK, Stevens V, Wang Y, Weinstein S, Freedman ND, Chen C, Tinker L, Nøst TH, Koh WP, Muller D, Colorado-Yohar SM, Tumino R, Hung RJ, Amos CI, Lin X, Zhang X, Arslan AA, Sánchez MJ, Sørgjerd EP, Severi G, Hveem K, Brennan P, Langhammer A, Milne RL, Yuan JM, Melin B, Johansson M, Robbins HA, Johansson M. Lung cancer risk discrimination of prediagnostic proteomics measurements compared with existing prediction tools. J Natl Cancer Inst 2023; 115:1050-1059. [PMID: 37260165 PMCID: PMC10483263 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We sought to develop a proteomics-based risk model for lung cancer and evaluate its risk-discriminatory performance in comparison with a smoking-based risk model (PLCOm2012) and a commercially available autoantibody biomarker test. METHODS We designed a case-control study nested in 6 prospective cohorts, including 624 lung cancer participants who donated blood samples at most 3 years prior to lung cancer diagnosis and 624 smoking-matched cancer free participants who were assayed for 302 proteins. We used 470 case-control pairs from 4 cohorts to select proteins and train a protein-based risk model. We subsequently used 154 case-control pairs from 2 cohorts to compare the risk-discriminatory performance of the protein-based model with that of the Early Cancer Detection Test (EarlyCDT)-Lung and the PLCOm2012 model using receiver operating characteristics analysis and by estimating models' sensitivity. All tests were 2-sided. RESULTS The area under the curve for the protein-based risk model in the validation sample was 0.75 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.70 to 0.81) compared with 0.64 (95% CI = 0.57 to 0.70) for the PLCOm2012 model (Pdifference = .001). The EarlyCDT-Lung had a sensitivity of 14% (95% CI = 8.2% to 19%) and a specificity of 86% (95% CI = 81% to 92%) for incident lung cancer. At the same specificity of 86%, the sensitivity for the protein-based risk model was estimated at 49% (95% CI = 41% to 57%) and 30% (95% CI = 23% to 37%) for the PLCOm2012 model. CONCLUSION Circulating proteins showed promise in predicting incident lung cancer and outperformed a standard risk prediction model and the commercialized EarlyCDT-Lung.
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- Xiaoshuang Feng
- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Metabolic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Program in Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Women’s Health Initiative Clinical Coordinating Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Division of Genetic Medicine, Imperial College London School of Public Health, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Research Group on Demography and Health, National Faculty of Public Health, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Hyblean Association for Epidemiological Research, AIRE ONLUS Ragusa, Ragusa, Italy
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Department of Statistics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (EASP), Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ib, Granada, Spain
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Levanger, Norway
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- HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Levanger, Norway
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- HUNT Research Centre, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Levanger, Norway
- Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway
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- Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Precision Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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Kong L, Xu F, Yao Y, Gao Z, Tian P, Zhuang S, Wu D, Li T, Cai Y, Li J. Ascites-derived CDCP1+ extracellular vesicles subcluster as a novel biomarker and therapeutic target for ovarian cancer. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1142755. [PMID: 37469398 PMCID: PMC10352483 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1142755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Introduction Ovarian cancer (OVCA) is one of the most prevalent malignant tumors of the female reproductive system, and its diagnosis is typically accompanied by the production of ascites. Although liquid biopsy has been widely implemented recently, the diagnosis or prognosis of OVCA based on liquid biopsy remains the primary emphasis. Methods In this study, using proximity barcoding assay, a technique for analyzing the surface proteins on single extracellular vesicles (EVs). For validation, serum and ascites samples from patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) were collected, and their levels of CDCP1 was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Tissue chips were prepared to analyze the relationship between different expression levels of CDCP1 and the prognosis of ovarian cancer patients. Results We discovered that the CUB domain-containing protein 1+ (CDCP1+) EVs subcluster was higher in the ascites of OVCA patients compared to benign ascites. At the same time, the level of CDCP1 was considerably elevated in the ascites of OVCA patients. The overall survival and disease-free survival of the group with high CDCP1 expression in EOC were significantly lower than those of the group with low expression. In addition, the receiver operating characteristic curve demonstrates that EVs-derived CDCP1 was a biomarker of early response in OVCA ascites. Discussion Our findings identified a CDCP1+ EVs subcluster in the ascites of OVCA patients as a possible biomarker for EOC prevention.
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- Lingnan Kong
- Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
- Department of Pathology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, School of Clinical Medicine, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
- Department of Pathology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Department of Ultrasonic, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Department of R&D, Shenzhen SecreTech Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
- Department of R&D, Vesicode AB, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, China
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Davies MPA, Sato T, Ashoor H, Hou L, Liloglou T, Yang R, Field JK. Plasma protein biomarkers for early prediction of lung cancer. EBioMedicine 2023; 93:104686. [PMID: 37379654 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Individual plasma proteins have been identified as minimally invasive biomarkers for lung cancer diagnosis with potential utility in early detection. Plasma proteomes provide insight into contributing biological factors; we investigated their potential for future lung cancer prediction. METHODS The Olink® Explore-3072 platform quantitated 2941 proteins in 496 Liverpool Lung Project plasma samples, including 131 cases taken 1-10 years prior to diagnosis, 237 controls, and 90 subjects at multiple times. 1112 proteins significantly associated with haemolysis were excluded. Feature selection with bootstrapping identified differentially expressed proteins, subsequently modelled for lung cancer prediction and validated in UK Biobank data. FINDINGS For samples 1-3 years pre-diagnosis, 240 proteins were significantly different in cases; for 1-5 year samples, 117 of these and 150 further proteins were identified, mapping to significantly different pathways. Four machine learning algorithms gave median AUCs of 0.76-0.90 and 0.73-0.83 for the 1-3 year and 1-5 year proteins respectively. External validation gave AUCs of 0.75 (1-3 year) and 0.69 (1-5 year), with AUC 0.7 up to 12 years prior to diagnosis. The models were independent of age, smoking duration, cancer histology and the presence of COPD. INTERPRETATION The plasma proteome provides biomarkers which may be used to identify those at greatest risk of lung cancer. The proteins and the pathways are different when lung cancer is more imminent, indicating that both biomarkers of inherent risk and biomarkers associated with presence of early lung cancer may be identified. FUNDING Janssen Pharmaceuticals Research Collaboration Award; Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.
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- Michael P A Davies
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, Institute of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology, The University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK
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- World Without Disease Accelerator, Johnson & Johnson, 10th Floor 255 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- World Without Disease Accelerator, Johnson & Johnson, 10th Floor 255 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Population Analytics & Insights, Data Science, Janssen R&D, 1400 McKean Rd, Spring House, PA 19477, USA
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- Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine, Edge Hill University, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 4QP, UK
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- World Without Disease Accelerator, Johnson & Johnson, 10th Floor 255 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, Institute of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology, The University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 West Derby Street, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK.
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Albanes D, Alcala K, Alcala N, Amos CI, Arslan AA, Bassett JK, Brennan P, Cai Q, Chen C, Feng X, Freedman ND, Guida F, Hung RJ, Hveem K, Johansson M, Johansson M, Koh WP, Langhammer A, Milne RL, Muller D, Onwuka J, Sørgjerd EP, Robbins HA, Sesso HD, Severi G, Shu XO, Sieri S, Smith-Byrne K, Stevens V, Tinker L, Tjønneland A, Visvanathan K, Wang Y, Wang R, Weinstein S, Yuan JM, Zahed H, Zhang X, Zheng W. The blood proteome of imminent lung cancer diagnosis. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3042. [PMID: 37264016 PMCID: PMC10235023 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37979-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Identification of risk biomarkers may enhance early detection of smoking-related lung cancer. We measured between 392 and 1,162 proteins in blood samples drawn at most three years before diagnosis in 731 smoking-matched case-control sets nested within six prospective cohorts from the US, Europe, Singapore, and Australia. We identify 36 proteins with independently reproducible associations with risk of imminent lung cancer diagnosis (all p < 4 × 10-5). These include a few markers (e.g. CA-125/MUC-16 and CEACAM5/CEA) that have previously been reported in studies using pre-diagnostic blood samples for lung cancer. The 36 proteins include several growth factors (e.g. HGF, IGFBP-1, IGFP-2), tumor necrosis factor-receptors (e.g. TNFRSF6B, TNFRSF13B), and chemokines and cytokines (e.g. CXL17, GDF-15, SCF). The odds ratio per standard deviation range from 1.31 for IGFBP-1 (95% CI: 1.17-1.47) to 2.43 for CEACAM5 (95% CI: 2.04-2.89). We map the 36 proteins to the hallmarks of cancer and find that activation of invasion and metastasis, proliferative signaling, tumor-promoting inflammation, and angiogenesis are most frequently implicated.
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Feng X, Muller DC, Zahed H, Alcala K, Guida F, Smith-Byrne K, Yuan JM, Koh WP, Wang R, Milne RL, Bassett JK, Langhammer A, Hveem K, Stevens VL, Wang Y, Johansson M, Tjønneland A, Tumino R, Sheikh M, Johansson M, Robbins HA. Evaluation of pre-diagnostic blood protein measurements for predicting survival after lung cancer diagnosis. EBioMedicine 2023; 92:104623. [PMID: 37236058 PMCID: PMC10232655 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate whether circulating proteins are associated with survival after lung cancer diagnosis, and whether they can improve prediction of prognosis. METHODS We measured up to 1159 proteins in blood samples from 708 participants in 6 cohorts. Samples were collected within 3 years prior to lung cancer diagnosis. We used Cox proportional hazards models to identify proteins associated with overall mortality after lung cancer diagnosis. To evaluate model performance, we used a round-robin approach in which models were fit in 5 cohorts and evaluated in the 6th cohort. Specifically, we fit a model including 5 proteins and clinical parameters and compared its performance with clinical parameters only. FINDINGS There were 86 proteins nominally associated with mortality (p < 0.05), but only CDCP1 remained statistically significant after accounting for multiple testing (hazard ratio per standard deviation: 1.19, 95% CI: 1.10-1.30, unadjusted p = 0.00004). The external C-index for the protein-based model was 0.63 (95% CI: 0.61-0.66), compared with 0.62 (95% CI: 0.59-0.64) for the model with clinical parameters only. Inclusion of proteins did not provide a statistically significant improvement in discrimination (C-index difference: 0.015, 95% CI: -0.003 to 0.035). INTERPRETATION Blood proteins measured within 3 years prior to lung cancer diagnosis were not strongly associated with lung cancer survival, nor did they importantly improve prediction of prognosis beyond clinical information. FUNDING No explicit funding for this study. Authors and data collection supported by the US National Cancer Institute (U19CA203654), INCA (France, 2019-1-TABAC-01), Cancer Research Foundation of Northern Sweden (AMP19-962), and Swedish Department of Health Ministry.
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- Xiaoshuang Feng
- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, MRC-PHE, Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Environment and Lifestyle Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oxford Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Healthy Longevity Translational Research Program, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science Technology and Research (A∗STAR), Singapore
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- UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia; Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia; School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
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- HUNT Research Center, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Levanger, Norway; Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway
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- HUNT Research Center, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Levanger, Norway; Department of Public Health and Nursing, K.G. Jebsen Centre for Genetic Epidemiology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Hyblean Association for Epidemiological Research, AIRE ONLUS Ragusa, Italy
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Genomic Epidemiology Branch, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
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Cai A, Portengen L, Ertaylan G, Legler J, Vermeulen R, Lenters V, Remy S. Prenatal Exposure to Metabolism-Disrupting Chemicals, Cord Blood Transcriptome Perturbations, and Birth Weight in a Belgian Birth Cohort. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24087607. [PMID: 37108768 PMCID: PMC10141364 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24087607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Prenatal exposure to metabolism-disrupting chemicals (MDCs) has been linked to birth weight, but the molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this study, we investigated gene expressions and biological pathways underlying the associations between MDCs and birth weight, using microarray transcriptomics, in a Belgian birth cohort. Whole cord blood measurements of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p'-DDE), polychlorinated biphenyls 153 (PCB-153), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), and transcriptome profiling were conducted in 192 mother-child pairs. A workflow including a transcriptome-wide association study, pathway enrichment analysis with a meet-in-the-middle approach, and mediation analysis was performed to characterize the biological pathways and intermediate gene expressions of the MDC-birth weight relationship. Among 26,170 transcriptomic features, we successfully annotated five overlapping metabolism-related gene expressions associated with both an MDC and birth weight, comprising BCAT2, IVD, SLC25a16, HAS3, and MBOAT2. We found 11 overlapping pathways, and they are mostly related to genetic information processing. We found no evidence of any significant mediating effect. In conclusion, this exploratory study provides insights into transcriptome perturbations that may be involved in MDC-induced altered birth weight.
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- Anran Cai
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands
- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CM Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- VITO Health, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), 2400 Mol, Belgium
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Urbiola-Salvador V, Lima de Souza S, Grešner P, Qureshi T, Chen Z. Plasma Proteomics Unveil Novel Immune Signatures and Biomarkers upon SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076276. [PMID: 37047248 PMCID: PMC10093853 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Several elements have an impact on COVID-19, including comorbidities, age and sex. To determine the protein profile changes in peripheral blood caused by a SARS-CoV-2 infection, a proximity extension assay was used to quantify 1387 proteins in plasma samples among 28 Finnish patients with COVID-19 with and without comorbidities and their controls. Key immune signatures, including CD4 and CD28, were changed in patients with comorbidities. Importantly, several unreported elevated proteins in patients with COVID-19, such as RBP2 and BST2, which show anti-microbial activity, along with proteins involved in extracellular matrix remodeling, including MATN2 and COL6A3, were identified. RNF41 was downregulated in patients compared to healthy controls. Our study demonstrates that SARS-CoV-2 infection causes distinct plasma protein changes in the presence of comorbidities despite the interpatient heterogeneity, and several novel potential biomarkers associated with a SARS-CoV-2 infection alone and in the presence of comorbidities were identified. Protein changes linked to the generation of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies, long-term effects and potential association with post-COVID-19 condition were revealed. Further study to characterize the identified plasma protein changes from larger cohorts with more diverse ethnicities of patients with COVID-19 combined with functional studies will facilitate the identification of novel diagnostic, prognostic biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for patients with COVID-19.
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- Víctor Urbiola-Salvador
- Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, University of Gdańsk, 80-307 Gdańsk, Pomerania, Poland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, 90220 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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- Department of Translational Oncology, Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-211 Gdańsk, Pomerania, Poland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, 90220 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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- Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu, 90220 Oulu, North Ostrobothnia, Finland
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Zhang X, Leng S, Qiu M, Ding Y, Zhao L, Ma N, Sun Y, Zheng Z, Wang S, Li Y, Guo X. Chemical fingerprints and implicated cancer risks of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from fine particulate matter deposited in human lungs. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 173:107845. [PMID: 36871324 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) and associated PAHs are frequently linked with lung cancer, which makes the understanding of their occurrence and health risk in human lungs urgently important. Using the ultrasonic treatment and sequencing centrifugation (USC) extraction method coupled with gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC - MS/MS) analysis, we revealed the molecular fingerprints of PM-accumulated PAHs in human lungs from a cohort of 68 patients with lung cancer in a typical air-polluted region, China. Sixteen priority PAHs can be grouped by concentrations as ∼ 1 × 104 ng/g (ANT/BkF/ACE/DBA/BgP/PHN/PYR), 2-5 × 103 ng/g (BaP/FLE/NaP/BbF), and ∼ 1 × 103 ng/g (IND/Acy/CHR/FLT/BaA). The sum concentration of 16 PAHs was approximately equaled to 13% of those in atmospheric PM2.5, suggesting significant pulmonary leaching of PAHs deposited in lungs. Low- and high-molecular weight PAHs accounted for ∼ 41.8% and ∼ 45.1% of the total PAHs, respectively, which indicated that atmospheric PM2.5, tobacco and cooking smoke were likely to be important sources of pulmonary PAHs. The evident increasing concentrations of NaP and FLE in pulmonary PM were significantly correlated with smoking history among smokers. The implicated carcinogenic potency of PM-accumulated PAHs among the participants aged 70-80 was 17 times that among participants aged 40-50 on the basis of BaP equivalent concentration (BaPeq) evaluation. The particulate enrichment factor (EFP), the PAH content in pulmonary PM relative to the bulk lung tissue, was equaled to 54 ∼ 835 and averaged at 436. The high value of EFP suggested that PAHs were essentially accumulated in pulmonary PM and exhibited a pattern of "hotspot" distribution in the lungs, which would likely increase the risk of monoclonal tumorigenesis. The chemical characteristics of PM-accumulated PAHs in human lungs together with their implicated lung cancer risks could provide significant information for understanding health effects of particulate pollution in the human body.
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- Xiangyuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing 100044, China; Thoracic Oncology Institute, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing 100044, China; Thoracic Oncology Institute, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University People's Hospital, 11 Xizhimen South Street, Beijing 100044, China; Thoracic Oncology Institute, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China.
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Huang H, Yang Y, Zhu Y, Chen H, Yang Y, Zhang L, Li W. Blood protein biomarkers in lung cancer. Cancer Lett 2022; 551:215886. [PMID: 35995139 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2022.215886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lung cancer has consistently ranked first as the cause of cancer-associated mortality. The 5-year survival rate has risen slowly, and the main obstacle to improving the prognosis of patients has been that lung cancer is usually diagnosed at an advanced or incurable stage. Thus, early detection and timely intervention are the most effective ways to reduce lung cancer mortality. Tumor-specific molecules and cellular elements are abundant in circulation, providing real-time information in a noninvasive and cost-effective manner during lung cancer development. These circulating biomarkers are emerging as promising tools for early detection of lung cancer and can be used to supplement computed tomography screening, as well as for prognosis prediction and treatment response monitoring. Serum and plasma are the main sources of circulating biomarkers, and protein biomarkers have been most extensively studied. In this review, we summarize the research progress on three most common types of blood protein biomarkers (tumor-associated antigens, autoantibodies, and exosomal proteins) in lung cancer. This review will potentially guide researchers toward a more comprehensive understanding of candidate lung cancer protein biomarkers in the blood to facilitate their translation to the clinic.
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- Hong Huang
- Institute of Clinical Pathology, Key Laboratory of Transplantation Engineering and Immunology, Ministry of Health, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Institute of Respiratory Health, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Institute of Respiratory Health, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Precision Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Institute of Clinical Pathology, Key Laboratory of Transplantation Engineering and Immunology, Ministry of Health, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Institute of Clinical Pathology, Key Laboratory of Transplantation Engineering and Immunology, Ministry of Health, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Institute of Respiratory Health, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Institute of Respiratory Health, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Precision Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Institute of Respiratory Health, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Precision Medicine Research Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China; The Research Units of West China, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, West China Hospital, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Khan T, Lyons NJ, Gough M, Kwah KKX, Cuda TJ, Snell CE, Tse BW, Sokolowski KA, Pearce LA, Adams TE, Rose SE, Puttick S, Pajic M, Adams MN, He Y, Hooper JD, Kryza T. CUB Domain-Containing Protein 1 (CDCP1) is a rational target for the development of imaging tracers and antibody-drug conjugates for cancer detection and therapy. Am J Cancer Res 2022; 12:6915-6930. [PMID: 36276654 PMCID: PMC9576610 DOI: 10.7150/thno.78171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Rationale: An antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) is a targeted therapy consisting of a cytotoxic payload that is linked to an antibody which targets a protein enriched on malignant cells. Multiple ADCs are currently used clinically as anti-cancer agents significantly improving patient survival. Herein, we evaluated the rationale of targeting the cell surface oncoreceptor CUB domain-containing protein 1 (CDCP1) using ADCs and assessed the efficacy of CDCP1-directed ADCs against a range of malignant tumors. Methods: CDCP1 mRNA expression was evaluated using large transcriptomic datasets of normal/tumor samples for 23 types of cancer and 15 other normal organs, and CDCP1 protein expression was examined in 34 normal tissues, >300 samples from six types of cancer, and in 49 cancer cell lines. A recombinant human/mouse chimeric anti-CDCP1 antibody (ch10D7) was labelled with 89Zirconium or monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) and tested in multiple pre-clinical cancer models including 36 cancer cell lines and three mouse xenograft models. Results: Analysis of CDCP1 expression indicates elevated CDCP1 expression in the majority of the cancers and restricted expression in normal human tissues. Antibody ch10D7 demonstrates a high affinity and specificity for CDCP1 inducing cell signalling via Src accompanied by rapid internalization of ch10D7/CDCP1 complexes in cancer cells.89Zirconium-labelled ch10D7 accumulates in CDCP1 expressing cells enabling detection of pancreatic cancer xenografts in mice by PET imaging. Cytotoxicity of MMAE-labelled ch10D7 against kidney, colorectal, lung, ovarian, pancreatic and prostate cancer cells in vitro, correlates with the level of CDCP1 on the plasma membrane. ch10D7-MMAE displays robust anti-tumor effects against mouse xenograft models of pancreatic, colorectal and ovarian cancer. Conclusion: CDCP1 directed imaging agents will be useful for selecting cancer patients for personalized treatment with cytotoxin-loaded CDCP1 targeting agents including antibody-drug conjugates.
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- Tashbib Khan
- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.,Mater Health Services, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Preclinical Imaging Facility, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Preclinical Imaging Facility, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Manufacturing, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Manufacturing, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Herston, QLD, Australia
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- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Herston, QLD, Australia
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- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine, St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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Hung RJ, Khodayari Moez E, Kim SJ, Budhathoki S, Brooks JD. Considerations of biomarker application for cancer continuum in the era of precision medicine. CURR EPIDEMIOL REP 2022; 9:200-211. [PMID: 36090700 PMCID: PMC9454320 DOI: 10.1007/s40471-022-00295-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Purpose of the review The goal of this review is to highlight emerging biomarker research by the key phases of the cancer continuum and outline the methodological considerations for biomarker application. Recent findings While biomarkers have an established role in targeted therapy and to some extent, disease monitoring, their role in early detection and survivorship remains to be elucidated. With the advent of omics technology, the discovery of biomarkers has been accelerated exponentially, therefore careful consideration to ensure an unbiased study design and robust validity is crucial. Summary The rigor of biomarker research holds the key to the success of precision health care. The potential clinical utility and the feasibility of implementation should be central to future biomarker research study design.
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- Rayjean J Hung
- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health, Toronto, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Overexpression of CDCP1 is Associated with Poor Prognosis and Enhanced Immune Checkpoints Expressions in Breast Cancer. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2022; 2022:1469354. [PMID: 36090897 PMCID: PMC9452972 DOI: 10.1155/2022/1469354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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CUB-domain containing protein 1 (CDCP1) is a transmembrane protein acting as an effector of SRC family kinases, which play an oncogenic role in multiple human cancers. However, its clinical and immune correlations in breast cancer (BrCa) have not been explored. To define the expression, prognostic value, and potential molecular role of CDCP1 in BrCa, multiple public datasets, and an in-house cohort were used. Compared with paratumor tissue, CDCP1 was remarkably upregulated in the tumor tissues at both mRNA and protein levels. In the in-house cohort, CDCP1 protein expression was related to several clinicopathological parameters, including age, ER status, PR status, molecular type, and survival status. Kaplan–Meier analysis and Cox regression analysis exhibited that CDCP1 was an important prognostic biomarker in BrCa. In addition, enrichment analysis uncovered that CDCP1 was not only involved in multiple oncogenic pathways, but correlated with overexpression of immune checkpoints. Overall, we reported that increased expression of CDCP1 is a favorable prognostic factor in patients with BrCa. In addition, the correlations between CDCP1 and immune checkpoints provide a novel insight into the adjuvant treatment for immune checkpoint blockade via targeting CDCP1.
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Murakami Y, Kusakabe D, Watari K, Kawahara A, Azuma K, Akiba J, Taniguchi M, Kuwano M, Ono M. AXL/CDCP1/SRC axis confers acquired resistance to osimertinib in lung cancer. Sci Rep 2022; 12:8983. [PMID: 35643725 PMCID: PMC9148303 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12995-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Osimertinib, a third-generation EGFR-TKI, has nowadays been applied to non-small cell lung cancer harboring activated EGFR mutation with or without T790M, but ultimately develop resistance to this drug. Here we report a novel mechanism of acquired resistance to osimertinib and the reversal of which could improve the clinical outcomes. In osimertinib-resistant lung cancer cell lines harboring T790M mutation that we established, expression of multiple EGFR family proteins and MET was markedly reduced, whereas expression of AXL, CDCP1 and SRC was augmented along with activation of AKT. Surprisingly, AXL or CDCP1 expression was induced by osimertinib in a time-dependent manner up to 3 months. Silencing of CDCP1 or AXL restored the sensitivity to osimertinib with reduced activation of SRC and AKT. Furthermore, silencing of both CDCP1 and AXL increased the sensitivity to osimertinib. Either silencing of SRC or dasatinib, a SRC family kinase (SFK) inhibitor, suppressed AKT phosphorylation and cell growth. Increased expression of AXL and CDCP1 was observed in refractory tumor samples from patients with lung cancer treated with osimertinib. Together, this study suggests that AXL/SFK/AKT and CDCP1/SFK/AKT signaling pathways play some roles in acquired osimertinib resistance of non-small cell lung cancer.
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- Yuichi Murakami
- Cancer Translational Research Center, St. Mary's Institute of Health Sciences, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Physical Chemistry for Life Science Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Respirology, Neurology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kurume University Hospital, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Translational Research Center, St. Mary's Institute of Health Sciences, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Translational Research Center, St. Mary's Institute of Health Sciences, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. .,Department of Pharmaceutical Oncology, Graduate School of Nursing, St. Mary's College, 422 Tsubukuhonmachi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-8558, Japan.
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CDCP1: A promising diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target for human cancer. Life Sci 2022; 301:120600. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Nam Y, Choi CM, Park YS, Jung H, Hwang HS, Lee JC, Lee JW, Lee JE, Kang JH, Jung BH, Ji W. CDCP1 Expression Is a Potential Biomarker of Poor Prognosis in Resected Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11020341. [PMID: 35054034 PMCID: PMC8779436 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11020341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background: Although early-stage lung cancer has increased owing to the introduction of screening programs, high recurrence rate remains a critical concern. We aimed to explore biomarkers related to the prognosis of surgically resected non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: In this retrospective study, we collected medical records of patients with NSCLC and matched tissue microarray blocks from surgical specimens. Semiquantitative immunohistochemistry was performed for measuring the expression level of fibroblast activation protein-alpha (FAP-α), Jagged-1 (JAG1), and CUB-domain-containing protein 1 (CDCP1). Results: A total of 453 patients who underwent complete resection between January 2011 and February 2012 were enrolled; 55.2% patients had stage I NSCLC, and 31.1% presented squamous cell carcinoma. Disease stage was a significant risk factor for recurrence and death, and age ≥ 65 years and male sex were associated with poor overall survival. FAP-a and JaG1 were not related to survivals, while CDCP1-expressing patients exhibited poor disease-free and overall survival. Moreover, CDCP1 expression in stage I NSCLC was significantly associated with recurrence. Conclusions: Old age, male sex, and high pathological stage were poor prognostic factors in patients with NSCLC who underwent surgical resection. Furthermore, CDCP1 expression could serve as a biomarker for poor prognosis in stage I NSCLC.
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- Yunha Nam
- Asan Medical Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (Y.N.); (C.-M.C.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (Y.N.); (C.-M.C.)
- Asan Medical Center, Department of Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea;
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (Y.S.P.); (H.S.H.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea;
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (Y.S.P.); (H.S.H.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Oncology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea;
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- Therapeutic Antibody R&D Center, Theranotics Co., Ltd., Seoul 05842, Korea; (J.W.L.); (J.E.L.); (J.H.K.); (B.H.J.)
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- Therapeutic Antibody R&D Center, Theranotics Co., Ltd., Seoul 05842, Korea; (J.W.L.); (J.E.L.); (J.H.K.); (B.H.J.)
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- Therapeutic Antibody R&D Center, Theranotics Co., Ltd., Seoul 05842, Korea; (J.W.L.); (J.E.L.); (J.H.K.); (B.H.J.)
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- Therapeutic Antibody R&D Center, Theranotics Co., Ltd., Seoul 05842, Korea; (J.W.L.); (J.E.L.); (J.H.K.); (B.H.J.)
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- Asan Medical Center, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea; (Y.N.); (C.-M.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-3010-1699; Fax: +82-2-3010-6968
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von Itzstein MS, Gerber DE, Minna JD. Contemporary Lung Cancer Screening and the Promise of Blood-Based Biomarkers. Cancer Res 2021; 81:3441-3443. [PMID: 34252039 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-21-0706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In this issue, the study by Dagnino and colleagues represents an important addition to the maturing field of blood-based biomarkers for lung cancer screening. Their comprehensive approach to analyzing circulating inflammatory proteins identified CDCP1 as a potential biomarker for distinguishing patients with or without lung cancer, a finding that was confirmed in a validation cohort. CDCP1 blood levels, when combined with smoking history, gave an AUC receiver operator characteristic of 0.75. Analysis of transcripts in peripheral blood cells suggested a Wnt/β-catenin signaling-based mechanism for CDCP1 in tumorigenesis providing biologic plausibility. CDCP1 now joins the ranks of other potential blood-based lung cancer screening biomarkers (including epithelial tumor marker proteins, tumor-associated miRNA, antitumor antibodies, and tumor-specific DNA methylation) that need validation in future clinical trials. Further exploration of how CDCP1 levels might be integrated into current lung cancer screening programs, including both detection of lung cancer, and evaluation of the need for invasive biopsies, as well as how CDCP1 performs in different racial populations, is warranted.See related article by Dagnino et al., p. 3738.
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- Mitchell S von Itzstein
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.,Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research and the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.,Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research and the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. .,Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research and the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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