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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
Stage–I, 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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