ArticleClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2013
Novel methylation biomarker panel for the early detection of pancreatic cancer.
Article in Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02079363 (Cell-free DNA Promoter Hypermethylation in Plasma From Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Compared to Patients With Pancreatitis and Pancreatitis and Patients Screened for, But Not Having Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma."), which is not on this map. Cited by 93 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Cell-free DNA Promoter Hypermethylation in Plasma From Patients With Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Compared to Patients With Pancreatitis and Pancreatitis and Patients Screened for, But Not Having Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma."
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93 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 211 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Toward Timely Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer: Revolutionizing Early Detection Through Genomics, Artificial Intelligence, and Noninvasive Biomarkers.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Review
- Advances in pancreatic cancer epigenetics: From the mechanism to the clinic.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Review
- Targeting Triple NK Cell Suppression Mechanisms: A Comprehensive Review of Biomarkers in Pancreatic Cancer Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Epigenetic dysregulation in pancreatic cancer: emerging biomarkers and clinical applications.Frontiers in epigenetics and epigenomics · 2025Review
- Comprehensive Analysis of ADAMTS Gene Family in Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma and ADAMTS10 Research Combining Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Molecular biotechnology · 2024Article
- The road to overcome pancreatic cancer: Where are we?Heliyon · 2024Review
- Circulating tumor cells: from new biological insights to clinical practice.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024Review
- Multibiomarker panels in liquid biopsy for early detection of pancreatic cancer - a comprehensive review.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2024Review
- Translation of Epigenetics in Cell-Free DNA Liquid Biopsy Technology and Precision Oncology.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Review
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- Discrimination of pancreato-biliary cancer and pancreatitis patients by non-invasive liquid biopsy.Molecular cancer · 2024Article
- Novel diagnostic biomarkers for pancreatic cancer: assessing methylation status with epigenetic-specific peptide nucleic acid and KRAS mutation in cell-free DNA.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Transcriptome Sequencing of Gingival Tissues from Impacted Third Molars Patients Reveals the Alterations of Gene Expression.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2024Article
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- Diagnosing and monitoring pancreatic cancer through cell-free DNA methylation: progress and prospects.Biomarker research · 2023Review
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Abstract
purposePancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths and there currently is no reliable modality for the early detection of this disease. Here, we identify cancer-specific promoter DNA methylation of BNC1 and ADAMTS1 as a promising biomarker detection strategy meriting investigation in pancreatic cancer. EXPERIMENTAL
designWe used a genome-wide pharmacologic transcriptome approach to identify novel cancer-specific DNA methylation alterations in pancreatic cancer cell lines. Of eight promising genes, we focused our studies on BNC1 and ADAMTS1 for further downstream analysis, including methylation and expression. We used a nanoparticle-enabled methylation on beads (MOB) technology to detect early-stage pancreatic cancers by analyzing DNA methylation in patient serum.
resultsWe identified two novel genes, BNC1 (92%) and ADAMTS1 (68%), that showed a high frequency of methylation in pancreatic cancers (n = 143), up to 100% in PanIN-3 and 97% in stage I invasive cancers. Using the nanoparticle-enabled MOB technology, these alterations could be detected in serum samples (n = 42) from patients with pancreatic cancer, with a sensitivity for BNC1 of 79% [95% confidence interval (CI), 66%-91%] and for ADAMTS1 of 48% (95% CI, 33%-63%), whereas specificity was 89% for BNC1 (95% CI, 76%-100%) and 92% for ADAMTS1 (95% CI, 82%-100%). Overall sensitivity using both markers is 81% (95% CI, 69%-93%) and specificity is 85% (95% CI, 71%-99%).
conclusionsPromoter DNA methylation of BNC1 and ADAMTS1 is a potential biomarker to detect early-stage pancreatic cancers. Assaying the promoter methylation status of these genes in circulating DNA from serum is a promising strategy for early detection of pancreatic cancer and has the potential to improve mortality from this disease.
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