Analytical methods | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative study | #1 | #2 | |
| Chromatography | GC | GC | |
| Ion source | – | – | |
| Positive/Negative mode | – | – | |
| Mass analyzer | – | – | |
| Identification level | – | – | |
Sample information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative study | #1 | #2 | |
| Country | Austria | Austria | |
| Specimen | exhaled breath | tissue | |
| Marker function | diagnosis | diagnosis | |
| Participants(Case) | Cancer type | SCLC, squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma, mesothelioma, carcinoid | NSCLC, SCLC |
| Stage | – | I, II, III, IV | |
| Number | 36 | 14 | |
| Gender (M,F) | 25, 11 | 6, 8 | |
| Mean age (range) (M,F) | 63 ± 7 | 67.7, 63.4 | |
| Smoking status | former, non-smoker | smoker, non-smoker | |
| Participants(Control) | Type | healthy | tumor vs. adjacent normal tissue |
| Number | 28 | 13 | |
| Gender (M,F) | 12, 16 | 12, 16 | |
| Mean age (range) (M,F) | 52 ± 17 | 52 ± 17 | |
| Smoking status | former, non-smokers | former, non-smokers | |
Data processing and metabolite identification | |
|---|---|
| Data processing software | – |
| Database search | NIST 2005 |
Statistical analysis | |
|---|---|
| Differential analysis method | Kruskal–Wallis test, Spearman |
| Classification method | Kruskal–Wallis test, Spearman |
| Survival analysis method | – |
| Metabolite | Author-emphasized biomarkers | Mean concentration (case) | Mean concentration (control) | Fold change (case/control) | P-value | FDR | VIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(R)-a-pinene | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1(R)-a-pinene | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,3,4-trimethylpentane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,3,4-trimethylpentane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,4-dimethyl-1-heptene | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,4-dimethyl-1-heptene | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,4-dimethylheptane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,4-dimethylheptane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-butanon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-butanon | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-butenal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-butenal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-hexanone | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-hexanone | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methyl-1-pentene | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methyl-1-pentene | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylbutanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylbutanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylpentane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylpentane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylpropanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylpropanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-pentanone | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-pentanone | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-propanol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-propanol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-propenal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-propenal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3-methylbutanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3-methylbutanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3-methylhexane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3-methylhexane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4-methylheptane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4-methylheptane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4-methyloctane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4-methyloctane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6-methyl-5-heptene-2-one | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6-methyl-5-heptene-2-one | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetaldehyde | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetaldehyde | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetic acid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetic acid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetone | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetone | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetonitrile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetonitrile | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| benzaldehyde | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| benzaldehyde | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| butanedione | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| butanedione | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| decanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| decanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ethanol | V | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ethanol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| hexanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| hexanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| hexane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| hexane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| methanol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| methanol | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| methyl acetate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| methyl acetate | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| N-dodecan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| N-dodecan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| nonane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| nonane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| octanal | V | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| octanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| octane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| octane | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| propanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| propanal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| propene | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| propene | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| pyridine | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| pyridine | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| pyrrole | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| pyrrole | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Metabolite | Author-emphasized biomarkers | Cutoff value | AUROC (95%CI) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Accuracy (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(R)-a-pinene | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1(R)-a-pinene | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,3,4-trimethylpentane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,3,4-trimethylpentane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,4-dimethyl-1-heptene | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,4-dimethyl-1-heptene | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,4-dimethylheptane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2,4-dimethylheptane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-butanon | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-butanon | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-butenal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-butenal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-hexanone | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-hexanone | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methyl-1-pentene | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methyl-1-pentene | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylbutanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylbutanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylpentane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylpentane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylpropanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-methylpropanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-pentanone | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-pentanone | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-propanol | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-propanol | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-propenal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2-propenal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3-methylbutanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3-methylbutanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3-methylhexane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3-methylhexane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4-methylheptane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4-methylheptane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4-methyloctane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4-methyloctane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6-methyl-5-heptene-2-one | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6-methyl-5-heptene-2-one | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetaldehyde | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetaldehyde | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetic acid | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetic acid | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetone | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetone | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetonitrile | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| acetonitrile | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| benzaldehyde | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| benzaldehyde | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| butanedione | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| butanedione | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| decanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| decanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ethanol | V | – | – | – | – | – |
| ethanol | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| hexanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| hexanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| hexane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| hexane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| methanol | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| methanol | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| methyl acetate | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| methyl acetate | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| N-dodecan | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| N-dodecan | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| nonane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| nonane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| octanal | V | – | – | – | – | – |
| octanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| octane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| octane | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| propanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| propanal | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| propene | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| propene | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| pyridine | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| pyridine | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| pyrrole | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| pyrrole | – | – | – | – | – | – |