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ArticleCancers2025

Serum Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy with Machine Learning for Screening of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Proof-of-Concept Study.

Aneta Kowal, Paweł Jakubczyk, Wioletta Bal, Zuzanna Piasecka, Klaudia Szuler, Kornelia Łach, Katarzyna Sopel, Józef Cebulski, Radosław Chaber

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Article in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Aneta KowalDoctoral School, Institute of Medical Science, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5341-4851
Paweł JakubczykInstitute of Physics, Faculty of Exact and Technical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5353-7915
Wioletta BalDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland.
Zuzanna PiaseckaDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland.
Klaudia SzulerDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland.
Kornelia ŁachDepartment of Medical Chemistry and Matabolomics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8339-1374
Katarzyna SopelLaboratory Diagnostics Department., Independent Public Healthcare Facility in Przeworsk, 37-200 Przeworsk, Poland.
Józef CebulskiInstitute of Physics, Faculty of Exact and Technical Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszów, Poland.
Radosław ChaberDepartment of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, 35-310 Rzeszow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6862-9142

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy, yet diagnosis still relies primarily on invasive bone-marrow procedures and advanced laboratory assays. Non-invasive, rapid, and cost-effective tools remain an unmet need. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy has shown promise for detecting cancer-associated biochemical changes in biofluids and cells.

methodsSerum from pediatric ALL patients and controls (

resultsDistinct spectral alterations were observed between ALL and controls. Leukemia samples showed higher amide I (~1640 cm

conclusionsSerum FTIR spectroscopy shows promise for distinguishing pediatric ALL from controls by reflecting disease-related metabolic changes. The technique is rapid, label-free, and requires only small serum volumes. Our findings represent proof-of-concept, and validation in larger, multi-center studies is needed before clinical implementation can be considered.

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acute lymphoblastic leukemiadiagnosticsFourier-transform infrared spectroscopypediatric oncologyserum biomarkersvibrational spectroscopy

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PMID41228341
PMCPMC12606736

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