medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 16, 2024
Abstract
The
role
of
molecular
traits
(e.g.,
gene
expression
and
protein
abundance)
in
the
occurrence,
development,
prognosis
lung
cancer
has
been
extensively
studied.
However,
biomarkers
other
layers
connections
among
various
that
influence
risk
remain
largely
underexplored.
We
conducted
first
comprehensive
assessment
associations
between
(i.e.,
DNA
methylation,
expression,
metabolite)
through
epigenome-wide
association
study
(EWAS),
transcriptome-wide
(TWAS),
proteome-wide
(PWAS)
metabolome-wide
(MWAS),
then
we
synthesized
all
omics
to
reveal
potential
regulatory
mechanisms
across
layers.
Our
analysis
identified
61
CpG
sites,
62
genes,
6
proteins,
5
metabolites,
yielding
123
novel
biomarkers.
These
highlighted
90
relevant
genes
for
cancer,
83
them
were
established
our
study.
Multi-omics
integrative
revealed
12
these
overlapped
layers,
suggesting
cross-omics
interactions.
Moreover,
106
cross-layer
pathways,
indicating
cell
proliferation,
differentiation,
immunity,
protein-catalyzed
metabolite
reaction
interact
risk.
Further
subgroup
analyses
biomarker
distributions
differ
patient
subgroups.
To
share
signals
different
with
community,
released
a
free
online
platform,
LungCancer-xWAS,
which
can
be
accessed
at
http://bigdata.njmu.edu.cn/LungCancer-xWAS/
.
findings
underscore
importance
xWAS
integrating
types
quantitative
trait
loci
(xQTL)
data
genome-wide
(GWAS)
deepen
understanding
pathophysiology,
may
provide
valuable
insights
into
therapeutic
targets
disease.
Nutrients,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(16), P. 2790 - 2790
Published: Aug. 21, 2024
Cancer
remains
a
public
health
concern
worldwide,
with
its
incidence
increasing
worldwide
and
expected
to
continue
growing
during
the
next
decades.
The
microbiome
has
emerged
as
central
factor
in
human
disease,
demonstrating
an
intricate
relationship
between
cancer.
Although
some
microbiomes
present
within
local
tissues
have
been
shown
restrict
cancer
development,
mainly
by
interacting
cells
or
host
immune
system,
microorganisms
are
harmful
risk
factors
for
development.
This
review
summarizes
recent
evidence
concerning
of
most
common
types
(i.e.,
lung,
head
neck,
breast,
gastric,
colorectal,
prostate,
cervix
cancers),
providing
general
overview
future
clinical
approaches
perspectives.
Frontiers in Oncology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: March 11, 2025
Objective
This
study
aimed
to
identify
specific
metabolic
markers
in
the
blood
that
can
diagnose
early-stage
lung
adenocarcinoma.
Methods
An
untargeted
metabolomics
was
performed,
and
participants
were
divided
into
four
groups:
adenocarcinoma
group
(E-LUAD;
n
=
21),
healthy
control
(HC,
17),
non-cancerous
disease
(NCC;
advanced
(A-LUAD;
25).
Plasma
metabolite
levels
differed
E-LUAD
compared
other
three
groups
identified
via
liquid
chromatography–mass
spectrometry
(LC–MS).
Principal
component
analysis
(PCA)
partial
least
squares
discriminant
(PLS-DA)
performed
at
metaX
for
statistical
analysis.
A
Venn
diagram
constructed
overlapping
differential
metabolites
of
class
comparisons.
The
data
randomly
a
training
set
validation
set.
Based
on
metabolites,
diagnostic
model
constructed.
discrimination
evaluated
using
area
under
curve
(AUC).
Results
total
527
tentatively
positive
ion
mode
286
negative
mode.
Compared
with
HC
group,
121
identified.
NCC
67
A-LUAD
54
showed
29
distinguish
from
HC,
NCC,
A-LUAD.
feature
selected
establish
E-LUAD.
AUC
value
0.918,
it
0.983
Conclusion
Blood
has
potential
More
medical
studies
are
needed
verify
whether
current
research
be
applied
clinical
practice.
Cancers,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(6), P. 942 - 942
Published: March 10, 2025
Background:
Lung
cancer
is
the
leading
cause
of
cancer-related
mortality
globally,
with
late-stage
diagnoses
contributing
to
poor
survival
rates.
While
lung
screening
low-dose
computed
tomography
(LDCT)
has
proven
effective
in
reducing
among
heavy
smokers,
its
limitations,
including
high
false-positive
rates
and
resource
intensiveness,
restrict
widespread
use.
Liquid
biopsy,
particularly
using
microRNA
(miRNA)
biomarkers,
offers
a
promising
adjunct
current
strategies.
This
study
aimed
evaluate
predictive
power
panel
serum
miRNA
biomarkers
for
detection.
Patients
Methods:
A
case-control
was
conducted
at
two
tertiary
hospitals,
enrolling
82
cases
123
controls.
We
performed
an
extensive
literature
review
shortlist
25
candidate
miRNAs,
which
16
showed
significant
two-fold
increase
expression
compared
Machine
learning
techniques,
Random
Forest,
K-Nearest
Neighbors,
Neural
Networks,
Support
Vector
Machines,
were
employed
identify
top
six
miRNAs.
then
evaluated
models,
incorporating
these
nodule
characteristics
on
LDCT.
Results:
prediction
model
utilising
(mir-196a,
mir-1268,
mir-130b,
mir-1290,
mir-106b
mir-1246)
alone
achieved
area
under
curve
(AUC)
values
ranging
from
0.78
0.86,
sensitivities
70–78%
specificities
73–85%.
Incorporating
size
significantly
improved
performance,
yielding
AUC
between
0.96
0.99,
92–98%
93–98%.
Conclusions:
combining
cancer.
Integration
into
protocols
may
improve
patient
outcomes.
Frontiers in Oncology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: March 31, 2025
Lung
cancer
is
a
prevalent
malignant
neoplasm
globally
and
the
leading
cause
of
cancer-related
mortality,
posing
significant
threat
to
human
health
imposing
considerable
societal
burden.
Researchers
have
recently
focused
more
on
lipid
metabolism
in
lung
cancer.
However,
date,
there
has
been
no
bibliometric
analysis
relation
metabolism.
This
study
used
methods
analyze
link
between
Publications
from
1995
2024
were
sourced
Web
Science
Core
Collection
(WoSCC).
The
Microsoft
Excel,
R-bibliometrix,
CiteSpace,
VOSviewer
software
visualize
data.
In
this
study,
total
535
publications
identified,
with
marked
increase
number
observed
post-2016.
Both
China
United
States
exerted
substantial
influence
domain.
Notably,
Chinese
Academy
Sciences
Huazhong
University
Technology
demonstrated
leadership
various
aspects
research
related
Professor
Ana
Ramirez
de
Molina
Frontiers
Oncology
most
productive
authors
journals
respectively.
Besides,
keywords
like
"lipid
metabolism",
"lung
cancer",
"expression",
"metabolism"
"growth"
central
current
are
expected
continue
driving
future
trends
studies.
Research
relationship
was
still
its
early
stages.
Targeting
represented
promising
therapeutic
strategy,
as
inhibiting
key
enzymes
involved
biosynthesis
uptake
potential
impede
progression
mitigate
drug
resistance.
first
thoroughly
summarize
developments
area
over
past
thirty
years,
providing
scholars
updated
insights
identifying
directions.
Frontiers in Genetics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: Nov. 16, 2023
The
causal
relationship
between
lipid-lowering
drug
(LLD)
use
and
lung
cancer
risk
is
controversial,
the
role
of
sphingolipid
metabolism
in
this
effect
remains
unclear.
Existing
air
pollution
metabolomics
studies
showed
inconsistent
results,
often
limited
by
small
sample
size
and
individual
pollutants
effects.
We
conducted
a
metabolome-wide
association
study
among
1096
women
(68.2
±
5.7
years)
who
provided
blood
samples
(1998–2001)
within
the
Cancer
Prevention
Study-II
Nutrition
Cohort.
Annual
average
exposures
to
particulate
matter,
nitrogen
dioxide,
ozone,
sulfur
carbon
monoxide
in
year
of
draw
were
used.
Metabolomics
profiling
was
on
serum
Metabolon.
evaluated
effects
using
multiple
linear
regression
mixture
effect
quantile
g-computation,
adjusting
for
confounders
false
discovery
rate
(FDR).
Ninety-five
metabolites
significantly
associated
with
at
least
one
pollutant
or
(FDR
<
0.05).
These
enriched
pathways
related
oxidative
stress,
systemic
inflammation,
energy
metabolism,
signals
transduction,
nucleic
acid
damage
repair,
xenobiotics.
Sixty
confirmed
level
1
2
evidence,
which
21
have
been
previously
linked
exposure,
including
taurine,
creatinine,
sebacate.
Overall,
our
results
replicate
prior
findings
large
provide
novel
insights
into
biological
responses
long-term
exposure
analysis.