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Analytical methods

Comparative study #1
Chromatography LC
Ion source ESI
Positive/Negative mode both
Mass analyzer TripleTOF
Identification level MS/MS

Sample information

Comparative study #1
Country China
Specimen pleural effusion
Marker function diagnosis
Participants(Case) Cancer type NSCLC, SCLC, anaplastic carcinoma
Stage
Number32
Gender (M,F)13, 19
Mean age (range) (M,F)72.8 ± 11.4
Smoking statussmoker, non-smoker
Participants(Control) Type pulmonary tuberculosis
Number18
Gender (M,F)10, 8
Mean age (range) (M,F)59.7 ± 25.2
Smoking statussmoker, non-smoker

Data processing and metabolite identification

Data processing software PeakView, LipidView (AB SCIEX), XCMS
Database search HMDB

Statistical analysis

Differential analysis method t-test, OPLS-DA
Classification method ROC curve analysis
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
ceramide 1.72e-05
oleic acid 8.23e-08
Metabolite Author-emphasized biomarkers Cutoff value AUROC (95%CI) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Accuracy (%)
ceramide 0.726–0.938 72.2 90.6
oleic acid 0.866–0.996 84.4 100

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