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ArticlePloS one2015

A Highly Efficient Gene Expression Programming (GEP) Model for Auxiliary Diagnosis of Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Zhuang Yu, Haijiao Lu, Hongzong Si, Shihai Liu, Xianchao Li, Caihong Gao, Lianhua Cui, Chuan Li, Xue Yang, Xiaojun Yao

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhuang YuThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Department of Oncology, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China.
Haijiao LuThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Department of Oncology, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China.
Hongzong SiInstitute for Computational Science and Engineering, Laboratory of New Fibrous Materials and Modern Textile, the Growing Base for State Key Laboratory, Department of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China.
Shihai LiuThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, The Central Laboratory, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China.
Xianchao LiDepartment of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China.
Caihong GaoThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Department of Oncology, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China.
Lianhua CuiDepartment of Public Health, Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China.
Chuan LiThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China.
Xue YangThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Department of Oncology, Qingdao, Shandong, P.R. China.
Xiaojun YaoDepartment of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, P.R. China.
Qingdao University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Qingdao University · CNLanzhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLung cancer is an important and common cancer that constitutes a major public health problem, but early detection of small cell lung cancer can significantly improve the survival rate of cancer patients. A number of serum biomarkers have been used in the diagnosis of lung cancers; however, they exhibit low sensitivity and specificity.

methodsWe used biochemical methods to measure blood levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), C-reactive protein (CRP), Na+, Cl-, carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA), and neuron specific enolase (NSE) in 145 small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients and 155 non-small cell lung cancer and 155 normal controls. A gene expression programming (GEP) model and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves incorporating these biomarkers was developed for the auxiliary diagnosis of SCLC.

resultsAfter appropriate modification of the parameters, the GEP model was initially set up based on a training set of 115 SCLC patients and 125 normal controls for GEP model generation. Then the GEP was applied to the remaining 60 subjects (the test set) for model validation. GEP successfully discriminated 281 out of 300 cases, showing a correct classification rate for lung cancer patients of 93.75% (225/240) and 93.33% (56/60) for the training and test sets, respectively. Another GEP model incorporating four biomarkers, including CEA, NSE, LDH, and CRP, exhibited slightly lower detection sensitivity than the GEP model, including six biomarkers. We repeat the models on artificial neural network (ANN), and our results showed that the accuracy of GEP models were higher than that in ANN. GEP model incorporating six serum biomarkers performed by NSCLC patients and normal controls showed low accuracy than SCLC patients and was enough to prove that the GEP model is suitable for the SCLC patients.

conclusionWe have developed a GEP model with high sensitivity and specificity for the auxiliary diagnosis of SCLC. This GEP model has the potential for the wide use for detection of SCLC in less developed regions.

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Biomarkers, TumorModels, BiologicalAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingReproducibility of ResultsRisk FactorsROC CurveBiomarkers, Tumor

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