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ArticleCell reports. Medicine2025

Metabolic fingerprinting enables rapid, label-free histopathology in gastric cancer diagnosis and prognostic prediction.

Fei Teng, Juxiang Zhang, Yida Huang, Wei Xu, Wanshan Liu, Liming Sun, Meng Yan, Jiao Wu, Ruimin Wang, Shouzhi Yang and 13 more

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23 authors.

Fei TengDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, China; Key Laboratory of Whole-Period Monitoring and Precise Intervention of Digestive Cancer, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission (SMHC), Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, China.
Juxiang ZhangState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Yida HuangState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Wei XuState Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Wanshan LiuState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Liming SunShanghai Clinical Research and Trial Center, School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Meng YanDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China.
Jiao WuState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Ruimin WangState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Shouzhi YangState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Lin HuangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China; Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.
Zhengying GuDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China; Shanghai Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.
Haiyang SuState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Xiaoyu XuState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Dingyitai LiangState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Ning RenKey Laboratory of Whole-Period Monitoring and Precise Intervention of Digestive Cancer, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission (SMHC), Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, China.
Chunmeng DingState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Yanyan LiState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Qiongzhu DongKey Laboratory of Whole-Period Monitoring and Precise Intervention of Digestive Cancer, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission (SMHC), Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, China.
Lingchuan GuoDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China. Electronic address: szglc@hotmail.com.
Shaoqun LiuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, China; Key Laboratory of Whole-Period Monitoring and Precise Intervention of Digestive Cancer, Shanghai Municipal Health Commission (SMHC), Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, China. Electronic address: liushaoqun@fudan.edu.cn.
Xuefei WangDepartment of General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. Electronic address: wang.xuefei@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
Kun QianState Key Laboratory of Systems Medicine for Cancer, School of Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Medical Robotics and Shanghai Academy of Experimental Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China; Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China. Electronic address: k.qian@sjtu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histopathological evaluation is a cornerstone of cancer identification but often involves time-consuming labeling processes (∼days per sample) and experience-dependent interpretation. Herein, we introduce a rapid (∼40 min per sample) and label-free histopathological method based on metabolic fingerprinting of tissue using nanoparticle-enhanced laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. Applied to gastric cancer (GC, n = 284 paired tissue), this approach distinguishes malignant from benign tissues (area under the curve [AUC] of 0.979), identifies tumor subtypes (AUC of 0.963), and assesses prognosis (p < 0.05) without specialized pathologists. External validation on 238 samples from an independent cohort confirmed its robustness. This method advances histopathological analysis, offering potential for scalable clinical use.

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MetabolomicsStomach NeoplasmsAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisSpectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionizationdiagnosisgastric cancermetabolic biomarkerspathologyprognosistissue

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