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ArticleCancers2022

Liquid Biopsy for Pancreatic Cancer Detection Using Infrared Spectroscopy.

Alexandra Sala, James M Cameron, Cerys A Jenkins, Hugh Barr, Loren Christie, Justin J A Conn, Thomas R Jeffry Evans, Dean A Harris, David S Palmer, Christopher Rinaldi and 2 more

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
8.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Artificial intelligence in pancreatic cancer: applications in early detection, tumor staging, and survival prediction-a comprehensive review.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  11. Global serum profiling: an opportunity for earlier cancer detection.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Alexandra SalaDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6417-9706
James M CameronDxcover Limited, Royal College Building, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK.
Cerys A JenkinsSwansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
Hugh BarrGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucester GL1 2EL, UK.
Loren ChristieDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK.
Justin J A ConnDxcover Limited, Royal College Building, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK.
Thomas R Jeffry EvansInstitute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1BD, UK.
Dean A HarrisSingleton Hospital, Swansea Bay University Local Health Board, Swansea SA2 8QA, UK.
David S PalmerDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, Glasgow G1 1XL, UK.
Christopher RinaldiDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, The Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow G1 1RD, UK.
Ashton G TheakstoneDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, The Technology and Innovation Centre, Glasgow G1 1RD, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8754-5094
Matthew J BakerDxcover Limited, Royal College Building, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK.
University of Strathclyde · GBGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBSwansea Bay University Health Board · GBSwansea University · GBUniversity of Glasgow · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 11650Cancer Research UK 18182Cancer Research UK 20409
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer claims over 460,000 victims per year. The carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 test is the blood test used for pancreatic cancer's detection; however, its levels can be raised in symptomatic patients with other non-malignant diseases, or with other tumors in the surrounding area. Attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy has demonstrated exceptional potential in cancer diagnostics, and its clinical implementation could represent a significant step towards early detection. This proof-of-concept study, investigating the use of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy on dried blood serum, focused on the discrimination of both cancer versus healthy control samples, and cancer versus symptomatic non-malignant control samples, as a novel liquid biopsy approach for pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Machine learning algorithms were applied, achieving results of up to 92% sensitivity and 88% specificity when discriminating between cancers (

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adenocarcinomaATR-FTIRinfrared spectroscopypancreatic cancerPDACserum

Identifiers

PMID35804820
PMCPMC9264892
OpenAlexW4283273634

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