A combined circulating tumor DNA and protein biomarker-based liquid biopsy for the earlier detection of pancreatic cancer
The earlier diagnosis of cancer is one of the keys to reducing future cancer deaths. Here we describe our efforts to develop a non-invasive, blood test for the detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. We combined blood tests for KRAS gene mutations with carefully thresholded protein biomarkers to determine whether the combination of these markers was superior to any single marker. The cohort tested included 221 patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and 185 control patients without known cancers. KRAS mutations were detected in the plasma of 66 patients (30%) and every mutation found in the plasma was identical to that subsequently found in the patients' primary tumor (100% concordance). The use of KRAS in conjunction with two thresholded protein biomarkers (CA19-9 and prolactin) increased the sensitivity to 67%. Only one of the 185 plasma samples from the control cohort were positive for any of the three markers (99.5% specificity). This combinatorial approach may prove useful for the earlier detection of many cancer types.
- Type: Other
- Archiver: European Genome-Phenome Archive (EGA)
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Dataset ID | Description | Technology | Samples |
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EGAD00001004399 | Illumina HiSeq 4000 | 14 |
Publications | Citations |
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Combined circulating tumor DNA and protein biomarker-based liquid biopsy for the earlier detection of pancreatic cancers.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 114: 2017 10202-10207 |
283 |
The Origin of Highly Elevated Cell-Free DNA in Healthy Individuals and Patients with Pancreatic, Colorectal, Lung, or Ovarian Cancer.
Cancer Discov 13: 2023 2166-2179 |
27 |