Project description:This data is part of a pre-publication release. Here, we present a meta-dataset exclusively comprising of 1,118 samples including primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumors and normal lung tissues from ten independent GEO datasets. The meta-dataset has been merged, normalized, batch effect corrected and filtered for genes with low variance using our developed bioinformatics pipeline utilising multiple open source R packages. This meta-dataset serves as an accurate and powerful 'discovery cohort' for clinical model development.
Project description:Affymetrix HG U133 Plus 2.0 Array (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA) was used to profile transcriptomes and discover altered gene expression in saliva supernatant. Salivary transcriptomic biomarker discovery was performed on 10 lung cancer patients and 10 matched controls. Seven messenger RNA biomarkers were discovered and pre-validated This study consisted of two phases, including a discovery phase, followed by a pre-validation phase. 10 lung cancer samples and 10 matched control samples were chosen for the biomarker discovery phase. The transscriptomic approach profiled the saliva supernatant samples from 10 lung cancer patients and 10 healthy control subjects using the Affymetrix HG U133 Plus 2.0 Array (Affymetrix, Santa Clara, CA). Biomarkers identified from the microarray study were first verified using the discovery sample set (10 lung cancer and 10 healthy control).
Project description:Accrue samples for the further development and clinical validation of a blood-based cell-free DNA (cfDNA) quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay as a potential biomarker for early non-response to therapy in stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), colorectal cancer (CRC) and breast cancer (BC).
Project description:Background: Global gene expression profiling has been widely used in lung cancer research to identify clinically relevant molecular subtypes as well as to predict prognosis and therapy response. So far, the value of these multi-gene signatures in clinical practice is unclear and the biological importance of individual genes is difficult to assess as the published signatures virtually do not overlap. Methods: Here we describe a novel single institute cohort, including 196 non-small lung cancer (NSCLC) cases with clinical information and long-term follow-up, which was used as a training set to screen for single genes with prognostic impact. The top 450 gene probe sets identified using a univariate Cox regression model (significance level p<0.01) were tested in a meta-analysis including five publicly available independent lung cancer cohorts (n=860). Results: The meta-analysis revealed that 17 probe sets were significantly associated with survival (p<0.0005) with a false discovery rate of 1%. The prognostic impact of one of these genes, the cell adhesion molecule 1 (CADM1), was confirmed by use of immunohistochemistry on a tissue microarray including 355 NSCLC samples. Low CADM1 protein expression was associated with shorter survival (p=0.028), with particular influence in the adenocarcinoma patient subgroup (p=0.002). Conclusions: We were able to validate single genes with independent prognostic impact using a novel NSCLC cohort together with a meta-analysis approach. CADM1 was identified as an immunohistochemical marker with a potential application in clinical diagnostics. Fresh frozen tissue of 196 consecutive NSCLC patients, operated between 1995 and 2005 were analyzed using Affymetrix microarrays HG-U133-Plus2. Clinical data were retrieved from the regional lung cancer registry.
Project description:We applied a meta-analysis of datasets from seven different microarray studies on lung cancer for differentially expressed genes related to survival time (under 2 y and over 5 y). Systematic bias adjustment in the datasets was performed by distance-weighted discrimination (DWD). We identified a gene expression signature consisting of 64 genes that is highly predictive of which stage I lung cancer patients may benefit from more aggressive therapy. Experiment Overall Design: RNA was extracted from frozen tissue of primary stage I Non-Small Cell lung tumors for gene array analysis
Project description:In cancer management, early and accurate diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is important for enhancing survival rate of patients. Currently, serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is the only one biomarker for detection of HCC. However, serum AFP is not satisfactory for diagnosis of HCC due to its low accuracy (about 60-70%). In this study, we collected 109 serum samples (discovery set) from healthy control (HC) and patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), liver cirrhosis (LC) and HCC, and analyzed them with custom lncRNA microarray. Profiling analysis shows 181 differentially expressed lncRNAs between HCs and patients with CHB, LC and HCC. Then a 48-lncRNA diagnostic signature was identified with 100% predictive accuracy for all subjects in the discovery set. This diagnostic signature was verified with a cross-validation analysis in the discovery set. To further corroborate the signature, we gathered another 66 serum samples (validation set) and also analyzed them with microarray. The result indicates that the same signature has similar diagnostic accuracy for HC (100%), CHB (73%), LC (88%) and HCC (95%), implying a reproducible diagnostic biomarker for HCC. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis exhibits that this signature has significantly higher diagnostic accuracy for HCC and non-cancerous subjects (area under curve [AUC]: 0.994) than AFP (AUC: 0.773) in the discovery set and this was also verified in the validation set (0.964 vs 0.792). More importantly, the signature detected small HCC (<3cm) with 100% (13/13) accuracy while AFP with only 61.5% (8/13). Altogether, this study demonstrates that the serum 48-lncRNA signature is not only a powerful and sensitive biomarker for diagnosis of HCC but also a potential biomarker for LC. ***************************************************************** Submitter declares these data are subject to patent number ZL 2016 1 0397094. *****************************************************************
Project description:Background: Global gene expression profiling has been widely used in lung cancer research to identify clinically relevant molecular subtypes as well as to predict prognosis and therapy response. So far, the value of these multi-gene signatures in clinical practice is unclear and the biological importance of individual genes is difficult to assess as the published signatures virtually do not overlap. Methods: Here we describe a novel single institute cohort, including 196 non-small lung cancer (NSCLC) cases with clinical information and long-term follow-up, which was used as a training set to screen for single genes with prognostic impact. The top 450 gene probe sets identified using a univariate Cox regression model (significance level p<0.01) were tested in a meta-analysis including five publicly available independent lung cancer cohorts (n=860). Results: The meta-analysis revealed that 17 probe sets were significantly associated with survival (p<0.0005) with a false discovery rate of 1%. The prognostic impact of one of these genes, the cell adhesion molecule 1 (CADM1), was confirmed by use of immunohistochemistry on a tissue microarray including 355 NSCLC samples. Low CADM1 protein expression was associated with shorter survival (p=0.028), with particular influence in the adenocarcinoma patient subgroup (p=0.002). Conclusions: We were able to validate single genes with independent prognostic impact using a novel NSCLC cohort together with a meta-analysis approach. CADM1 was identified as an immunohistochemical marker with a potential application in clinical diagnostics.
Project description:Scientific evidence indicates that genetic factors may contribute to differences in lung cancer risk for individuals with similar levels of tobacco exposure, which is the main environmental risk factor of lung cancer. Moreover, lung cancer patients show large differences in clinical staging and survival; these differences seem to be attributable, at least partially, to the genetic background. The analysis of the molecular properties (e.g., germline variations and genome-wide expression levels) of non-involved tissue from lung cancer patients may contribute in the identification of genetic factors involved in the development and progression of this pathology. To this aim, we analyzed two series (discovery series, n = 204, and validation series, n = 78) of non-tumor lung tissue samples from smokers that underwent surgical lobectomy for adenocarcinoma in Milan, Italy. First, we examined the whole transcriptome of these two series to define the candidate genes and pathways associated with either lung cancer risk or prognosis in this cohort. Moreover, as sex and age are known to strongly influence the pathophysiology of human lungs, we used transcriptome data from the same samples to identify sex- and age-related transcriptional differences in lung. Samples of non-involved (apparently normal) lung parenchyma excised from patients who underwent lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma in the area around Milan, Italy. The samples were analyzed in two sets: a discovery series (n = 204) and a validation series (n = 78).
Project description:RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from human individuals representing different tissues in order to study the human tissue transcriptome. This submission contains 14 samples used in the paper A proteogenomics workflow integrating discovery, curation and validation reveals human novel protein coding loci and single amino acid variants. This dataset is part of the TransQST collection.
Project description:Objectives: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is characterized by poor prognosis and challenging diagnosis. Screening in high-risk smokers results in a reduction in lung cancer mortality, however, screening efforts are primarily focused on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). SCLC diagnosis and surveillance remain significant challenges. The aberrant expression of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) is reported in many tumors and can provide insights into the pathogenesis of tumor development and progression. Here, we conducted a comprehensive assessment of circulating miRNAs in SCLC with a goal of developing a miRNA-based biomarker classifier to assist in SCLC diagnoses. Materials and Methods: We profiled deregulated circulating cell-free miRNA in the plasma of SCLC patients. We tested selected miRs on a training cohort and created a classifier by integrating miRNA expression and patient clinical data. Finally, we applied the classifier on a validation dataset. Results: We determined that miR-375-3p can discriminate between SCLC and NSCLC patients, and between SCLC and Squamous Cell Carcinoma patients. Moreover, we found that a model comprising miR-375-3p, miR-320b, and miR-144-3p can be integrated with race and age to distinguish metastatic SCLC from a control group. Conclusion: This study proposes a miRNA-based biomarker classifier for SCLC that considers clinical demographics with specific cut offs to inform SCLC diagnosis.