scholarly journals Screening Biomarker as an Alternative to Endoscopy for the Detection of Early Gastric Cancer: The Combination of Serum Trefoil Factor Family 3 and Pepsinogen

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun Seok Lee ◽  
Seong Woo Jeon ◽  
Sachiyo Nomura ◽  
Yasuyuki Seto ◽  
Yong Hwan Kwon ◽  
...  

Objective. The serum pepsinogen test has limitation in its predictive power as a noninvasive biomarker for gastric cancer screening. We aimed to investigate whether the combination of TFF3 and pepsinogen could be an effective biomarker for the detection of gastric cancer even in the early stages. Methods. In total, 281 patients with early gastric cancer (EGC), who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection in Korea, and 708 healthy individuals from Japan were enrolled in the derivation cohort. The validation cohort included 30 Korean patients with EGC and 30 Korean healthy control blood donors. Serum TFF3 levels were examined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results. Using a cutoff of 6.73 ng/mL in the derivation cohort, the sensitivity of the combination of tests for EGC detection was superior (87.5%) to that of TFF3 (80.4%) or pepsinogen test alone (39.5%). Similarly, in the validation cohort, the sensitivity of TFF3 plus pepsinogen was higher (90.4%) than that of TFF3 (80.0%) or pepsinogen test alone (33.3%). Conclusion. The combination of serum TFF3 and pepsinogen is a more effective noninvasive biomarker for gastric cancer detection compared with pepsinogen or TFF3 alone, even in EGC. This trial is registered with NCT03046745.

Gut ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. gutjnl-2019-319926 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waku Hatta ◽  
Yosuke Tsuji ◽  
Toshiyuki Yoshio ◽  
Naomi Kakushima ◽  
Shu Hoteya ◽  
...  

ObjectiveBleeding after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer (EGC) is a frequent adverse event after ESD. We aimed to develop and externally validate a clinically useful prediction model (BEST-J score: Bleeding after ESD Trend from Japan) for bleeding after ESD for EGC.DesignThis retrospective study enrolled patients who underwent ESD for EGC. Patients in the derivation cohort (n=8291) were recruited from 25 institutions, and patients in the external validation cohort (n=2029) were recruited from eight institutions in other areas. In the derivation cohort, weighted points were assigned to predictors of bleeding determined in the multivariate logistic regression analysis and a prediction model was established. External validation of the model was conducted to analyse discrimination and calibration.ResultsA prediction model comprised 10 variables (warfarin, direct oral anticoagulant, chronic kidney disease with haemodialysis, P2Y12 receptor antagonist, aspirin, cilostazol, tumour size >30 mm, lower-third in tumour location, presence of multiple tumours and interruption of each kind of antithrombotic agents). The rates of bleeding after ESD at low-risk (0 to 1 points), intermediate-risk (2 points), high-risk (3 to 4 points) and very high-risk (≥5 points) were 2.8%, 6.1%, 11.4% and 29.7%, respectively. In the external validation cohort, the model showed moderately good discrimination, with a c-statistic of 0.70 (95% CI, 0.64 to 0.76), and good calibration (calibration-in-the-large, 0.05; calibration slope, 1.01).ConclusionsIn this nationwide multicentre study, we derived and externally validated a prediction model for bleeding after ESD. This model may be a good clinical decision-making support tool for ESD in patients with EGC.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Lanzhi Li ◽  
Jie Dong ◽  
Lei Fu ◽  
Xinhua Xia ◽  
Feng Pan ◽  
...  

Gastric cancer (GC) is a kind of common cancer worldwide. Too late in diagnosis results in poor prognosis of patients with GC. Thrombospondin-2 (THBS2) is a type of secreted protein that has been found to be a diagnostic biomarker in a variety of cancers. Our study aimed to uncover the clinical value of THBS2 in early detection for patients with gastric cancer. THBS2 was upregulated in gastric cancer tissue compared with normal tissue via analyzing data obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Additionally, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay revealed that the level of serum THBS2 and carcinoembryonic antigen, CA19-9, was higher dramatically in patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) than that in healthy control (HC) in addition to patients with benign gastric tumor (BGT), which suggested that THBS2 indeed associated with GC. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve assay was conducted to demonstrate that serum THBS2 was similar to CA19-9 to distinguish patients with early gastric cancer from healthy control and patients with benign gastric tumor and that THBS2 combined with CA19-9 improved the detective performance of THBS2 for early gastric cancer. Furthermore, we applied the gene set enrichment analysis assay to analyze signaling pathways related to THBS2. We found that THBS2 positively controlled MAPK and WNT signaling pathways, which indicated that THBS2 might exert its functions via the pathway mentioned above. Thus, our study expounded that serum THBS2 could serve as a vital early diagnostic marker for patients with gastric cancer.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongseok Yoo ◽  
Yunjoo Im ◽  
Ryoung-Eun Ko ◽  
Jin Young Lee ◽  
Junseon Park ◽  
...  

AbstractThe role of high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1) in outcome prediction in sepsis is controversial. Furthermore, its association with necroptosis, a programmed cell necrosis mechanism, is still unclear. The purpose of this study is to identify the association between the plasma levels of HMGB1 and the severity and clinical outcomes of sepsis, and to examine the correlation between HMGB1 and key executors of necroptosis including receptor-interacting kinase 3 (RIPK3) and mixed lineage kinase domain-like- (MLKL) proteins. Plasma HMGB1, RIPK3, and MLKL levels were measured with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay from the derivation cohort of 188 prospectively enrolled, critically-ill patients between April 2014 and December 2016, and from the validation cohort of 77 patients with sepsis between January 2017 and January 2019. In the derivation cohort, the plasma HMGB1 levels of the control (n = 46, 24.5%), sepsis (n = 58, 30.9%), and septic shock (n = 84, 44.7%) groups were significantly increased (P < 0.001). A difference in mortality between high (≥ 5.9 ng/mL) and low (< 5.9 ng/mL) HMGB1 levels was observed up to 90 days (Log-rank test, P = 0.009). There were positive linear correlations of plasma HMGB1 with RIPK3 (R2 = 0.61, P < 0.001) and MLKL (R2 = 0.7890, P < 0.001). The difference in mortality and correlation of HMGB1 levels with RIPK3 and MLKL were confirmed in the validation cohort. Plasma levels of HMGB1 were associated with the severity and mortality attributed to sepsis. They were correlated with RIPK3 and MLKL, thus suggesting an association of HMGB1 with necroptosis.


1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Aste ◽  
D. Amadori ◽  
C. Maltoni ◽  
M. Crespi ◽  
V. Pugliese ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maoling Yuan ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Hao Huang ◽  
Yuan Li ◽  
Xiao Zheng ◽  
...  

Background: Interleukin-1 receptor type II (IL-1R2), also known as CD121b, is a member of the IL-1 receptor family. IL-1R2 acts as negative regulator of the IL-1 system, modulating IL-1 availability for the signaling receptor. IL-1R2 is abnormally expressed in many human inflammatory diseases and cancers, and has important clinical significance. The present study was designed to investigate IL-1R2 expression in human gastric cancer (GC) tissues and the associated clinical implications. Methods: Immunohistochemistry was used to identify the clinical significance and prognostic value of IL-1R2 expression in GC tissues. We investigated IL-1R2 expression in GC tissues, cells, and serum using real-time PCR (RT-PCR) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assays. Results: IL-1R2 was highly expressed in GC tissues, and the overall survival in patients with advanced GC and high IL-1R2 expression was significantly poorer than that in patients with advanced GC and low IL-1R2 expression. Moreover, IL-1R2 mRNA levels in GC tissues and most GC cells were higher than those in para-cancer tissues and GES1 human gastric mucosal epithelial cells. The level of plasma soluble IL-1R2 in GC patients was higher than that of the healthy control group. Conclusion: Increased IL-1R2 levels are involved in the initiation and progression of human GC, and IL-1R2 might be employed to develop immunotherapeutic approaches targeting GC.


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