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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2013

Early detection of cancer in the general population: a blinded case-control study of p53 autoantibodies in colorectal cancer.

J W Pedersen, A Gentry-Maharaj, E-O Fourkala, A Dawnay, M Burnell, A Zaikin, A E Pedersen, I Jacobs, U Menon, H H Wandall

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Auto-antibodies to p53 and the Subsequent Development of Colorectal Cancer in a U.S. Prospective Cohort Consortium.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2020
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  17. Elevation of TP53 Autoantibody Before CA125 in Preclinical Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

J W PedersenCopenhagen Center for Glycomics, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, DK-2200, Denmark.
A Gentry-Maharaj
E-O Fourkala
A Dawnay
M Burnell
A Zaikin
A E Pedersen
I Jacobs
U Menon
H H Wandall
Breast Cancer Now · GBUniversity of Copenhagen · DKUniversity College Hospital · GBUniversity College London · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UKMedical Research Council G0801228Medical Research Council G9901012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent reports from cancer screening trials in high-risk populations suggest that autoantibodies can be detected before clinical diagnosis. However, there is minimal data on the role of autoantibody signatures in cancer screening in the general population.

methodsInformative p53 peptides were identified in sera from patients with colorectal cancer using an autoantibody microarray with 15-mer overlapping peptides covering the complete p53 sequence. The selected peptides were evaluated in a blinded case-control study using stored serum from the multimodal arm of the United Kingdom Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening where women gave annual blood samples. Cases were postmenopausal women who developed colorectal cancer following recruitment, with 2 or more serum samples preceding diagnosis. Controls were age-matched women with no history of cancer.

resultsThe 50 640 women randomised to the multimodal group were followed up for a median of 6.8 (inter-quartile range 5.9-8.4) years. Colorectal cancer notification was received in 101 women with serial samples of whom 97 (297 samples) had given consent for secondary studies. They were matched 1 : 1 with 97 controls (296 serial samples). The four most informative peptides identified 25.8% of colorectal cancer patients with a specificity of 95%. The median lead time was 1.4 (range 0.12-3.8) years before clinical diagnosis.

conclusionOur findings suggest that in the general population, autoantibody signatures are detectable during preclinical disease and may be of value in cancer screening. In colorectal cancer screening in particular, where the current need is to improve compliance, it suggests that p53 autoantibodies may contribute towards risk stratification.

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Early Detection of CancerAgedAutoantibodiesBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceSensitivity and SpecificityTumor Suppressor Protein p53AutoantibodiesBiomarkers, TumorTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID23169294
PMCPMC3553520
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