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ArticleEuropean thyroid journal2021

Oncosuppressor-Mutated Cell-Based Diagnostic Platform for Liquid Biopsy Diagnoses Benign Head and Neck Masses and Predicts Malignancy in Thyroid Nodules: Results from a Consecutive Cohort of Patients.

Mohamed Abdouh, Roger Tabah, Vincenzo Arena, Manuel Arena, Zu-Hua Gao, Aurelio Lorico, Goffredo Orazio Arena

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Article in European thyroid journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Mohamed AbdouhCancer Research Program, McGill University Health Centre-Research Institute, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Roger TabahDepartment of Surgery and Department of Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Vincenzo ArenaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santo Bambino Hospital, Catania, Italy.
Manuel ArenaFondazione Istituto G. Giglio Cefalù, Pisciotto, Italy.
Zu-Hua GaoDepartment of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre-Research Institute, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
Aurelio LoricoCollege of Medicine, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, Nevada, USA.
Goffredo Orazio ArenaFondazione Istituto G. Giglio Cefalù, Pisciotto, Italy.
McGill University Health Centre · CAFondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù · ITBambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITTouro University Nevada · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe reported that a novel oncosuppressor-mutated cell (OMC)-based platform has the potential for early cancer detection in healthy individuals and for identification of cancer patients at risk of developing metachronous metastases.

objectiveHerein, we sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of this novel OMC-based platform in a consecutive cohort of patients operated for suspicious head and neck masses.

methodsOMCs (

resultsOMCs exposed to serum from patients with malignant lesions displayed increased proliferation compared to those exposed to serum from patients with benign lesions. Only OMCs exposed to serum from patients diagnosed with malignant thyroid neoplasia generated a cancerous mass. The sensitivity of the test was 92%, with only 1 false negative out of 34 patients. Immunohistochemical staining showed that the cancerous masses were poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas with high proliferative index.

conclusionsThese data show that liquid biopsy combined with an OMC-based in vivo platform has the potential to diagnose benign head and neck masses and predict whether a thyroid nodule is malignant. These results strengthen the concept that OMCs can be used to detect circulating malignant factors in cancer patients.

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Cancer screeningHead and neck lesionsLiquid biopsyMetastatic And Transforming Elements Released DiscoveryOncosuppressor-mutated cellsThyroid cancer

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PMID34395300
PMCPMC8314779
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