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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Detecting Tumor Markers and Human Papillomavirus: Accuracy and Supplemental Diagnostic Value to Endovaginal MRI in Cervical Cancer.

Benjamin Wormald, Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano, Nicolas Moser, Ivana Pennisi, Thomas E J Ind, Katherine Vroobel, Ayoma Attygalle, Pantelis Georgiou, Nandita M deSouza

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Benjamin WormaldCancer Research UK Cancer Imaging Centre, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
Jesus Rodriguez-ManzanoDepartment of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
Nicolas MoserDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Ivana PennisiDepartment of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
Thomas E J IndDepartmentof Surgical Oncology, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Katherine VroobelDepartment of Histopathology, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Ayoma AttygalleDepartment of Histopathology, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Pantelis GeorgiouDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Nandita M deSouzaCancer Research UK Cancer Imaging Centre, Division of Radiotherapy and Imaging, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom.
Imperial College London · GBRoyal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust · GBCancer Research UK · GBInstitute of Cancer Research · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 16464Medical Research Council G0802470
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo establish the sensitivity and specificity of a human papillomavirus (HPV) and tumor marker DNA/mRNA assay for detecting cervical cancer that is transferrable to a Lab-on-a-chip platform and determine its diagnostic benefit in early stage disease when used in conjunction with high-resolution endovaginal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

methodsForty-one patients (27 with Stage1 cervical cancer [Group1] and 14 non-cancer HPV negative controls [Group2]) had DNA and RNA extracted from cervical cytology swab samples. HPV16, HPV18, hTERT, TERC/GAPDH and MYC/GAPDH concentration was established using a loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay. Thresholds for tumor marker detection for Group1 were set from Group2 analysis (any hTERT, TERC/GAPDH 3.12, MYC/GAPDH 0.155). Group 1 participants underwent endovaginal MRI. Sensitivity and specificity for cancer detection by LAMP and MRI individually and combined was documented by comparison to pathology.

resultsSensitivity and specificity for cancer detection was 68.8% and 77.8% if any tumor marker was positive regardless of HPV status (scenario1), and 93.8% and 55.8% if tumor marker or HPV were positive (scenario 2). Adding endovaginal MRI improved specificity to 88.9% in scenario 1 (sensitivity 68.8%) and to 77.8%% in scenario2 (sensitivity 93.8%).

conclusionSpecificity for cervical cancer detection using a LAMP assay is superior with tumor markers; low sensitivity is improved by HPV detection. Accuracy for early stage cervical cancer detection is optimal using a spatially multiplexed tumor marker/HPV LAMP assay together with endovaginal MRI.

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cervical cancerhuman papilloma virusloop mediated isothermal amplificationmagnetic resonance imagingtumor markers

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