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ArticleCancer & metabolism2022

Data-driven identification of plasma metabolite clusters and metabolites of interest for potential detection of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer cases versus cancer-free controls.

Julian O Kim, Robert Balshaw, Connel Trevena, Shantanu Banerji, Leigh Murphy, David Dawe, Lawrence Tan, Sadeesh Srinathan, Gordon Buduhan, Biniam Kidane and 3 more

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Julian O KimSection of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiology, Max Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Jkim7@cancercare.mb.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0332-2024
Robert BalshawGeorge and Fay Yee Center for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Connel TrevenaDepartment of Computer Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Shantanu BanerjiCancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Leigh MurphyCancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
David DaweCancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Lawrence TanSection of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Max Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Sadeesh SrinathanSection of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Max Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Gordon BuduhanSection of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Max Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Biniam KidaneSection of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Max Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Gefei QingDepartment of Human Pathology, Max Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Michael DomaratzkiDepartment of Computer Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Michel AlianiFood and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Funding

Institute of Cancer Research 151566
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMetabolomics is a potential means for biofluid-based lung cancer detection. We conducted a non-targeted, data-driven assessment of plasma from early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (ES-NSCLC) cases versus cancer-free controls (CFC) to explore and identify the classes of metabolites for further targeted metabolomics biomarker development.

methodsPlasma from 250 ES-NSCLC cases and 250 CFCs underwent ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QTOF-MS) in positive and negative electrospray ionization (ESI) modes. Molecular feature extraction, formula generation, and find-by-ion tools annotated metabolic entities. Analysis was restricted to endogenous metabolites present in ≥ 80% of samples. Unsupervised hierarchical cluster analysis identified clusters of metabolites. The metabolites with the strongest correlation with the principal component of each cluster were included in logistic regression modeling to assess discriminatory performance with and without adjustment for clinical covariates.

resultsA total of 1900 UHPLC-QTOF-MS assessments identified 1667 and 2032 endogenous metabolites in the ESI-positive and ESI-negative modes, respectively. After data filtration, 676 metabolites remained, and 12 clusters of metabolites were identified from each ESI mode. Multivariable logistic regression using the representative metabolite from each cluster revealed effective classification of cases from controls with overall diagnostic accuracy of 91% (ESI positive) and 94% (ESI negative). Metabolites of interest identified for further targeted analysis include the following: 1b, 3a, 12a-trihydroxy-5b-cholanoic acid, pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate, sphinganine 1-phosphate, gamma-CEHC, 20-carboxy-leukotriene B4, isodesmosine, and 18-hydroxycortisol.

conclusionsPlasma-based metabolomic detection of early-stage NSCLC appears feasible. Further metabolomics studies targeting phospholipid, steroid, and fatty acid metabolism are warranted to further develop noninvasive metabolomics-based detection of early-stage NSCLC.

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Early detectionEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerNon-targeted metabolomicsPlasma metabolomics

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