Article: Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry serum protein profiling to identify nasopharyngeal carcinoma
| Title | Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry serum protein profiling to identify nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
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| Authors | Ho, DWY1 Yang, ZF1 Wong, BYH1 Kwong, DLW1 Sham, JST1 Wei, WI1 Yuen, APW1 2 |
| Keywords | Biomarker Classification and regression tree (CART) Mass spectrometry Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization (SELDI) |
| Issue Date | 2006 |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/28741 |
| Citation | Cancer, 2006, v. 107 n. 1, p. 99-107 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.21970 |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND. Diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) at an early disease-stage is important for successful treatment and improving the outcome of patients. The use of serum protein profiles and a classification tree algorithm were explored to distinguish NPC from noncancer. METHODS. Serum samples were applied to metal affinity protein chips to generate mass spectra by surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS). Protein peak identification and clustering were performed using the Biomarker Wizard software. Proteomic spectra of serum samples from 50 NPC patients and 54 noncancer controls were used as a training set and a classification tree with 6 distinct protein masses was generated by using Biomarker Pattern software. The validity of the classification tree was then challenged with a blind test set including another 20 NPC patients and 25 noncancer controls. RESULTS. The software identified an average of 93 mass peaks/spectrum and 6 of the identified peaks were used to construct the classification tree. The classification tree correctly determined 83% (123 of 149) of the test samples with 83% (58 of 70) of the NPC samples and 82% (65 of 79) of the noncancer samples. In a combination of the serum protein profiles with Epstein-Barr (EBV) nuclear antigen 1 (EBNAI IgA) test, the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were increased to 99% and 96%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS. The results suggest that SELDI-TOF-MS serum protein profiles could discriminate NPC from noncancer. The combination of serum protein profiles with an EBV antibody serology test could further improve the accuracy of NPC screening. © 2006 American Cancer Society. |
| ISSN | 0008-543X 2011 Impact Factor: 4.771 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.578 |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.21970 |
| ISI Accession Number ID | WOS:000238469500013 |
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Ho, DWY |
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| dc.contributor.author | Yang, ZF |
| dc.contributor.author | Wong, BYH |
| dc.contributor.author | Kwong, DLW |
| dc.contributor.author | Sham, JST |
| dc.contributor.author | Wei, WI |
| dc.contributor.author | Yuen, APW |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-09-06T06:36:20Z |
| dc.date.available | 2010-09-06T06:36:20Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 |
| dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND. Diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) at an early disease-stage is important for successful treatment and improving the outcome of patients. The use of serum protein profiles and a classification tree algorithm were explored to distinguish NPC from noncancer. METHODS. Serum samples were applied to metal affinity protein chips to generate mass spectra by surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS). Protein peak identification and clustering were performed using the Biomarker Wizard software. Proteomic spectra of serum samples from 50 NPC patients and 54 noncancer controls were used as a training set and a classification tree with 6 distinct protein masses was generated by using Biomarker Pattern software. The validity of the classification tree was then challenged with a blind test set including another 20 NPC patients and 25 noncancer controls. RESULTS. The software identified an average of 93 mass peaks/spectrum and 6 of the identified peaks were used to construct the classification tree. The classification tree correctly determined 83% (123 of 149) of the test samples with 83% (58 of 70) of the NPC samples and 82% (65 of 79) of the noncancer samples. In a combination of the serum protein profiles with Epstein-Barr (EBV) nuclear antigen 1 (EBNAI IgA) test, the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were increased to 99% and 96%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS. The results suggest that SELDI-TOF-MS serum protein profiles could discriminate NPC from noncancer. The combination of serum protein profiles with an EBV antibody serology test could further improve the accuracy of NPC screening. © 2006 American Cancer Society. |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Cancer, 2006, v. 107 n. 1, p. 99-107 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.21970 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.21970 |
| dc.identifier.epage | 107 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 119065 |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 137546 |
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000238469500013 |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0008-543X 2011 Impact Factor: 4.771 2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.578 |
| dc.identifier.issue | 1 |
| dc.identifier.openurl | ![]() |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 16708360 |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-33745318656 |
| dc.identifier.spage | 99 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/71904 |
| dc.identifier.volume | 107 |
| dc.language | eng |
| dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/28741 |
| dc.publisher.place | United States |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Cancer |
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus |
| dc.rights | Cancer. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
| dc.subject.mesh | Adult |
| dc.subject.mesh | Aged |
| dc.subject.mesh | Aged, 80 and over |
| dc.subject.mesh | Algorithms |
| dc.subject.mesh | Biological Markers - blood |
| dc.subject.mesh | Decision Trees |
| dc.subject.mesh | Female |
| dc.subject.mesh | Humans |
| dc.subject.mesh | Male |
| dc.subject.mesh | Microchip Analytical Procedures |
| dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged |
| dc.subject.mesh | Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - blood - classification - diagnosis |
| dc.subject.mesh | Neoplasm Proteins - blood |
| dc.subject.mesh | Reproducibility of Results |
| dc.subject.mesh | Sensitivity and Specificity |
| dc.subject.mesh | Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization - methods |
| dc.subject.mesh | Surface Properties |
| dc.subject | Biomarker |
| dc.subject | Classification and regression tree (CART) |
| dc.subject | Mass spectrometry |
| dc.subject | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) |
| dc.subject | Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization (SELDI) |
| dc.title | Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry serum protein profiling to identify nasopharyngeal carcinoma |
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- The University of Hong Kong
- Queen Mary Hospital Hong Kong


