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ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2024

N-glycan biosignatures as a potential diagnostic biomarker for early-stage pancreatic cancer.

Yan-Rong Wen, Xia-Wen Lin, Yu-Wen Zhou, Lei Xu, Jun-Li Zhang, Cui-Ying Chen, Jian He

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Article in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  2. Catching pancreatic cancer early: Are we there yet?Journal of the National Cancer Center · 2026
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Yan-Rong WenDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xia-Wen LinDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yu-Wen ZhouDepartment of Research and Development, Sysdiagno (Nanjing) Biotech Co., Ltd, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Lei XuDepartment of Research and Development, Sysdiagno (Nanjing) Biotech Co., Ltd, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jun-Li ZhangDepartment of Research and Development, Sysdiagno (Nanjing) Biotech Co., Ltd, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Cui-Ying ChenDepartment of Research and Development, Sysdiagno (Nanjing) Biotech Co., Ltd, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jian HeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, China. hjxueren@126.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a poor prognosis, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 10%, owing to its late-stage diagnosis. Early detection of pancreatic cancer (PC) can significantly increase survival rates.

aimTo identify the serum biomarker signatures associated with early-stage PDAC by serum N-glycan analysis.

methodsAn extensive patient cohort was used to determine a biomarker signature, including patients with PDAC that was well-defined at an early stage (stages I and II). The biomarker signature was derived from a case-control study using a case-cohort design consisting of 29 patients with stage I, 22 with stage II, 4 with stage III, 16 with stage IV PDAC, and 88 controls. We used multiparametric analysis to identify early-stage PDAC N-glycan signatures and developed an N-glycan signature-based diagnosis model called the "Glyco-model".

resultsThe biomarker signature was created to discriminate samples derived from patients with PC from those of controls, with a receiver operating characteristic area under the curve of 0.86. In addition, the biomarker signature combined with cancer antigen 19-9 could discriminate patients with PDAC from controls, with a receiver operating characteristic area under the curve of 0.919. Glyco-model demonstrated favorable diagnostic performance in all stages of PC. The diagnostic sensitivity for stage I PDAC was 89.66%.

conclusionIn a prospective validation study, this serum biomarker signature may offer a viable method for detecting early-stage PDAC.

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BiomarkersGlycomicsN-glycansPancreatic cancerPredictive modeling

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PMCPMC10989390

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