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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2023

Folate receptor-positive circulating tumor cells in predicting ground-glass nodules malignancy.

Yi-Sen Yue, Zhao-Hui Sun, Qian Cui, Guo-Zhong Jiang

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Article in American journal of translational research, 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. Value of circulating tumor cell assisting low-dose computed tomography in screening pulmonary nodules based on existing liquid biopsy techniques: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024
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Yi-Sen YueCollege of Basic Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology Luoyang, Henan, P. R. China.
Zhao-Hui SunDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command of PLA Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Qian CuiDepartment of Pathology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences Guangzhou, Guangdong, P. R. China.
Guo-Zhong JiangDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou, Henan, P. R. China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNGuangdong Academy of Medical Sciences · CNHenan University of Science and Technology · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo study the clinical significance of folate receptor-positive circulating tumor cells (FR+CTCs) in determining malignancy of ground-glass nodules (GGNs) and assess the added value of FR+CTC in the classic GGN evaluation model (Mayo Model).

methodsSixty-five patients with single indeterminate GGN were recruited. Twenty-two participants had benign/pre-malignant diseases, and forty-three had lung cancers, as confirmed by histopathology examination. FR+CTC was enumerated by CytoploRare

resultsIn the cohort, the mean age of 13 males and 9 females with benign/pre-malignant diseases was 57.7 ± 10.2 years. The mean age of 13 males and 30 females with lung cancers was 53.8 ± 11.7 years. There was no significant difference between the age and the smoking history (P=0.196 and P=0.847, respectively). FR+CTC can effectively differentiate lung cancer from benign/pre-malignant diseases [sensitivity: 88.4%, specificity: 81.8%, the AUCs was 0.8975, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.8174-0.9775] in patients with GGN. Multivariate analysis revealed that FR+CTC level, tumor size, and tumor location were independent predictors of GGN malignancy (P<0.05). The prediction model based on these factors showed better diagnostic efficiency than the Mayo model (AUC: 0.9345 vs. 0.6823), yielding superior sensitivity (81.4% vs. 53.5%) and specificity (95.5% vs. 86.4%).

conclusionThe FR+CTC exhibited a promising potential in determining the malignancy of indeterminate GGNs, and the CTC model's diagnostic efficiency was superior to the Mayo model.

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Circulating tumor cellfolate receptorground-glass nodulemalignancyprediction model

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