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ArticleDiscover oncology2022

Serum insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 as a promising diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma.

Tian-Yan Ding, Yu-Hui Peng, Chao-Qun Hong, Bin-Liang Huang, Can-Tong Liu, Yun Luo, Ling-Yu Chu, Biao Zhang, Xin-Hao Li, Qi-Qi Qu and 2 more

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Article in Discover oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Tian-Yan DingDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China.
Yu-Hui PengDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China. pengyuhui666@163.com.
Chao-Qun HongDepartment of Oncological Laboratory Research, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China.
Bin-Liang HuangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China.
Can-Tong LiuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China.
Yun LuoDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China.
Ling-Yu ChuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China.
Biao ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China.
Xin-Hao LiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China.
Qi-Qi QuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China.
Yi-Wei XuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China. yiwei512@126.com.
Fang-Cai WuEsophageal Cancer Prevention and Control Research Center, The Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China. 280550109@qq.com.
Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College · CNShantou University · CNGuangdong Institute of Intelligent Manufacturing · CN

Funding

Science and Technology Special Fund of Guangdong Province of China STKJ202209069the 2020 Li Ka Shing Foundation Cross-Disciplinary Research Grant 2020LKSFG01Bthe Natural Science Foundation of China 81972801
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEsophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma (EJA) lacks serum biomarkers to assist in diagnosis and prognosis. Here, we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of serum insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) in EJA patients.

methods320 participants were recruited from November 2016 to January 2020, who were randomly divided into a training cohort (112 normal controls and 102 EJA patients including 24 early-stage patients) and a validation cohort (56 normal controls and 50 EJA patients including 12 early-stage patients). We used receiver operating characteristics curve (ROC) to evaluate diagnostic value. The predictive performance of the nomogram was evaluated by the concordance index (C-index).

resultsSerum IGFBP3 levels were significantly lower in early-stage EJA or EJA patients than those in controls (P < 0.01). Measurement of serum IGFBP3 demonstrated an area under curve of 0.819, specificity 90.18% and sensitivity 43.14% in training cohort. Similar results were observed in validation cohort (0.804, 87.50%, 42.00%). Importantly, serum IGFBP3 had a satisfactory diagnostic value for early-stage EJA (0.822, 90.18%, 45.83% and 0.811, 84.48%, 50.00% in training and validation cohorts, respectively). Furthermore, survival analysis demonstrated that lower serum IGFBP3 level was related to poor prognosis (P < 0.05). Cox multivariate analysis revealed that serum IGFBP3 was an independent prognostic factor (HR = 0.468, P = 0.005). Compared with TNM stage, a nomogram based on serum IGFBP3, tumor size and TNM stage indicated an improved C-index in prognostic prediction (0.625 vs. 0.735, P = 0.001).

conclusionsWe found that serum IGFBP3 was a potential diagnostic and prognostic marker of EJA. Meanwhile, the nomogram might predict the prognosis of EJA more accurately and efficiently.

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DiagnosisEsophagogastric junction adenocarcinomaIGFBP3NomogramPrognosis

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