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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2023

Improvement in the performance of an autoantibody panel in combination with heat shock protein 90a for the detection of early‑stage lung cancer.

Qing Chen, Shaojin Zhu, Nanlin Jiao, Ziyu Zhang, Guangjian Gao, Wenqiang Zheng, Gang Feng, Wenzheng Han

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  1. Biomarkers Suitable for Early Detection of Intrathoracic Cancers in Primary Care: A Systematic Review.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Qing ChenDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, P.R. China.
Shaojin ZhuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, P.R. China.
Nanlin JiaoDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, P.R. China.
Ziyu ZhangThe First Clinical College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China.
Guangjian GaoDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, P.R. China.
Wenqiang ZhengDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, P.R. China.
Gang FengClinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, P.R. China.
Wenzheng HanClinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui 241001, P.R. China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College · CNAnhui Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The early diagnosis of lung cancer is closely associated with the decline of mortality. A panel consisting of seven lung cancer-related autoantibodies (7-AABs) has been shown to be a reliable and specific indicator for the early detection of lung cancer, with a specificity of ~90% and a positive predictive value of ~85%. However, its low sensitivity and negative predictive value limit its wide application. To improve its diagnostic value, the diagnostic efficiencies of 7-AABs in combination with non-specific tumor markers were retrospectively investigated for the detection of early-stage lung cancer. A total of 217 patients with small lung nodules who presented with ground-glass opacity or solid nodules as well as 30 healthy controls were studied. The concentrations of 7-AABs and heat shock protein 90a (HSP90a) were assessed using ELISA. Automated flow fluorescence immune analysis was used for the assessment of CEA, CYFRA21-1, CA199 and CA125 levels. The results showed that 7-AABs + HSP90a possessed a remarkably improved diagnostic efficiency for patients with small pulmonary nodules or for patients with lung nodules of different types, which suggested that 7-AABs in combination with HSP90a could have a high clinical value for the improvement of the diagnostic efficiency of early-stage lung cancer.

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ground-glass opacityheat shock protein 90alung cancer-related autoantibodiessensitivityspecificity

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PMID36741915
PMCPMC9852419
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