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ArticleBMC research notes2019

Are circulating microRNAs suitable for the early detection of malignant mesothelioma? Results from a nested case-control study.

Daniel Gilbert Weber, Alexander Brik, Swaantje Casjens, Katarzyna Burek, Martin Lehnert, Beate Pesch, Dirk Taeger, Thomas Brüning, Georg Johnen, MoMar study group

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Article in BMC research notes, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel Gilbert WeberInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Buerkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789, Bochum, Germany. weber@ipa-dguv.de.
Alexander BrikInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Buerkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789, Bochum, Germany.
Swaantje CasjensInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Buerkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789, Bochum, Germany.
Katarzyna BurekInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Buerkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789, Bochum, Germany.
Martin LehnertInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Buerkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789, Bochum, Germany.
Beate PeschInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Buerkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789, Bochum, Germany.
Dirk TaegerInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Buerkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789, Bochum, Germany.
Thomas BrüningInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Buerkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789, Bochum, Germany.
Georg JohnenInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum (IPA), Buerkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789, Bochum, Germany.
MoMar study group
Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveMalignant mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer of the serous membranes. For the detection of the tumor at early stages non- or minimally-invasive biomarkers are needed. The circulating biomarkers miR-132-3p, miR-126-3p, and miR-103a-3p were analyzed in a nested case-control study using plasma samples from 17 prediagnostic mesothelioma cases and 34 matched asbestos-exposed controls without a malignant disease.

resultsUsing prediagnostic plasma samples collected in median 8.9 months prior the clinical diagnosis miR-132-3p, miR-126-3p, and miR-103a-3p revealed 0% sensitivity on a defined specificity of 98%. Thus, the analyzed miRNAs failed to detect the cancer in prediagnostic samples, showing that they are not feasible for the early detection of malignant mesothelioma. However, the miRNAs might still serve as possible markers for prognosis and response to therapy, but this needs to be analyzed in appropriate studies.

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AdultAsbestosisBiomarkers, TumorCase-Control StudiesCirculating MicroRNAEarly Detection of CancerHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMesotheliomaMesothelioma, MalignantMicroRNAsMiddle AgedProdromal SymptomsSensitivity and SpecificityBiomarkers, TumorCirculating MicroRNAMicroRNAsMIRN126 microRNA, humanMIRN130 microRNA, humanMIRN132 microRNA, humanBiomarkerBloodCancerLiquid biopsiesMarkerMesotheliomaMicroRNANegative resultsNull resultsPrediagnostic

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