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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
StageI, II, III, IV
Number3614
Gender (M,F)25, 116, 8
Mean age (range) (M,F)63 ± 767.7, 63.4
Smoking statusformer, non-smoker smoker, non-smoker
Participants(Control) Type healthy tumor vs. adjacent normal tissue
Number2813
Gender (M,F)12, 1612, 16
Mean age (range) (M,F)52 ± 1752 ± 17
Smoking statusformer, non-smokersformer, 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

Lung cancer-related metabolites identified in the paper

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

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