Centre-independent detection of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by means of classification with receiver operating characteristic (ROC)-based data transformation / Norman Bitterlich, Thomas Muley and Joachim Schneider

The diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by using tumour markers needs to be improved and standardised in order to compare marker profiles from different centres. A centre-independent tool based on receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves instead of cut-off-based approaches for NSCLC diagnosis was established. Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and cytokeratin-19 fragments (CYFRA 21-1) were measured in 326 NSCLC patients and 160 patients with benign lung diseases (Heidelberg, HD) and compared to 158 NSCLC patients and 128 controls from an occupational medicine high-risk cohort (Giessen, GI). The cohorts differed in tumour-stages, marker cut-offs and therefore in sensitivity for NSCLC detection. Sensitivity for CYFRA 21-1 (most sensitive marker) was 65% GI, 35% HD, for CEA: 43% GI and 35% HD. Marker-combination increased sensitivity to 53% HD resp. 73% GI, accompanied by decreasing specificity. A transfer of the cut-off-based classification methods from HD to GI and vice versa led to false classifications. Sensitivity and specificity do not change using classification methods on transformed data such as the described decision guarantee. CEA/CYFRA-combination allows a classification method transferable despite structural differences of the cohorts. Only 0.8% of the datasets showed discordance in classification. The diagnosis of NSCLC based on ROC curves eliminate centre-specific differences. Classification methods lead to an improvement in NSCLC diagnosis..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

March 15, 2010

2010

Erschienen:

March 15, 2010

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Anticancer research - 30(2010), 5, Seite 1661-1665

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bitterlich, Norman, 1956- [VerfasserIn]
Muley, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Schneider, Joachim [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Adult
Aged
Biomarkers, Tumor
Carcinoembryonic Antigen
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Keratin-19
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Statistical
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity

Anmerkungen:

Gesehen am 09.02.2023

Umfang:

5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

1833834488