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ArticleOncotarget2018

Host chemokine signature as a biomarker for the detection of pre-cancerous cervical lesions.

Ramya Bhatia, Kim Kavanagh, June Stewart, Sharon Moncur, Itziar Serrano, Duanduan Cong, Heather A Cubie, Juergen G Haas, Camille Busby-Earle, Alistair R W Williams and 2 more

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12 authors.

Ramya BhatiaHuman Papillomavirus Research Group, Division of Pathology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Kim KavanaghDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
June StewartCentre for Inflammation research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Sharon MoncurCentre for Inflammation research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Itziar SerranoDivision of Infection and Pathway Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Duanduan CongCentre for Inflammation research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Heather A CubieGlobal Health Academy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Juergen G HaasDivision of Infection and Pathway Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Camille Busby-EarleSimpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Alistair R W WilliamsSimpson Centre for Reproductive Health, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Sarah E M Howie *Centre for Inflammation research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Kate Cuschieri *Scottish HPV Reference Laboratory, NHS Lothian, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_15027Medical Research Council MR/N005902/1Medical Research Council MR/P011349/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe ability to distinguish which hrHPV infections predispose to significant disease is ever more pressing as a result of the increasing move to hrHPV testing for primary cervical screening. A risk-stratifier or "triage" of infection should ideally be objective and suitable for automation given the scale of screening.

resultsCCL2, CCL3, CCL4, CXCL1, CXCL8 and CXCL12 emerged as the strongest, candidate biomarkers to detect underlying disease [cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN2+)]. For CIN2+, CCL2 had the highest area under the curve (AUC) of 0.722 with a specificity of 82%. A combined biomarker panel of six chemokines CCL2, CCL3, CCL4, CXCL1, CXCL8, and CXCL12 provides a sensitivity of 71% and specificity of 67%.

conclusionThe present work demonstrates that the levels of five chemokine-proteins are indicative of underlying disease. We demonstrate technical feasibility and promising clinical performance of a chemokine-based biomarker panel, equivalent to that of other triage options. Further assessment in longitudinal series is now warranted.

methodsA panel of 31 chemokines were investigated for expression in routinely taken archived and prospective cervical liquid based cytology (LBC) samples using Human Chemokine Proteomic Array kit. Nine chemokines were further validated using Procartaplex assay on the Luminex platform.

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