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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2015

Serum LAMC2 enhances the prognostic value of a multi-parametric panel in non-small cell lung cancer.

D Korbakis, A Dimitromanolakis, I Prassas, G J Davis, E Barber, K L Reckamp, I Blasutig, E P Diamandis

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Article in British journal of cancer, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

D Korbakis1] Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada [2] Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
A DimitromanolakisDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
I Prassas1] Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada [2] Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
G J DavisAbbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL, USA.
E BarberDepartment of Medical Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
K L ReckampDepartment of Medical Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
I Blasutig1] Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada [2] Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
E P Diamandis1] Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada [2] Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada [3] Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
University Health Network · CACity of Hope · USMount Sinai Hospital · CAAbbott (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) lacks reliable serological biomarkers for predicting patients' survival and response to treatment. The present study examined the capability of serum LAMC2 and four known tumour markers for disease prognosis and patients' risk stratification.

methodsLAMC2, CA 125, CEA, CYFRA 21-1 and SCC levels were retrospectively measured in sera obtained from 127 patients diagnosed with NSCLC by commercial immunoassays. Prognostic performance of the markers was compared with established clinical parameters and multivariate models were constructed to assess the prognostic complementarity of variables.

resultsLAMC2 showed significant prognostic ability for overall survival (hazards ratio: 1.607, 95% confidence interval: 1.268-2.037, P<0.0001) in the full cohort. LAMC2 and CYFRA 21-1 combination enhanced prognostic models based on common clinical parameters (c-index: 0.81 vs 0.72, P=0.00018), further enabling stratification of patients into clear risk groups. A bootstrap-based cross-validation analysis was supportive of our findings. Combination of LAMC2 and CA 125 showed similar performance.

conclusionsOur preliminary study proposes LAMC2 as a novel NSCLC prognostic factor. LAMC2 combined with CA 125 and CYFRA 21-1 could aid in clinical prediction of NSCLC patients' overall survival and inform clinical practice. Larger studies are necessary to unravel LAMC2's full potential as a new NSCLC biomarker.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntigens, NeoplasmBiomarkers, TumorCA-125 AntigenCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungFemaleHumansKeratin-19LamininLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisantigen CYFRA21.1Antigens, NeoplasmBiomarkers, TumorCA-125 AntigenKeratin-19LAMC2 protein, humanLaminin

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PMID26180921
PMCPMC4522621
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