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Analytical methods

Comparative study #1 #2 #3 #4
Chromatography GC GC GC GC
Ion source EI EI EI EI
Positive/Negative mode
Mass analyzer
Identification level

Sample information

Comparative study #1 #2 #3 #4
Country China China China China
Specimen exhaled breath exhaled breath exhaled breath blood
Marker function diagnosis diagnosis diagnosis diagnosis
Participants(Case) Cancer type adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma
StageI, II, IVI, II, IVI, II, IVI, II, IV
Number18181818
Gender (M,F)13, 513, 513, 513, 5
Mean age (range) (M,F)58.67 ± 6.3458.67 ± 6.3458.67 ± 6.3458.67 ± 6.34
Smoking statussmokersmokersmokersmoker
Participants(Control) Type preoperative contralateral vs. preoperative ipsilateral postoperative contralateral vs. postoperative ipsilateral before vs. after treatment (operation) before vs. after treatment (operation)
Number18181818
Gender (M,F)13, 513, 513, 513, 5
Mean age (range) (M,F)58.67 ± 6.3458.67 ± 6.3458.67 ± 6.3458.67 ± 6.34
Smoking statussmokersmokersmokersmoker

Data processing and metabolite identification

Data processing software XCMS
Database search

Statistical analysis

Differential analysis method PCA, PLS-DA, OPLS-DA, Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test
Classification method
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
cyclooctanemethanol 1663.49 5.86e-05 1.82
2-hydroxy-iso-butyrophenone 278.20 2.73e-04 1.18
2,2-dimethyldecane 50.21 5.66e-04 1.33
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3-hydroxy-2,4, 4-trimethylpentyl ester 29.45 2.93e-04 1.49
sulfurous acid, 2-ethylhexyl nonyl ester 28.64 1.62e-04 1.56
isopropylbenzene 24.08 3.74e-03 1.12
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2,2-dimethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)propyl ester 19.16 1.54e-03 1.23
nonane, 3-methyl-5-propyl 16.45 6.98e-04 1.48
2,3’-bifuran, octahydro 16.11 7.34e-03 1.13
4-methyltoluene 15.45 5.68e-05 1.61
cyclopentanone 14.42 2.01e-04 1.35
2-butanone 12.55 3.41e-03 1.29
ethylaniline 5.58 6.66e-03 1.30
2,3,4-trimethyldecane 4.72 1.61e-03 1.28
3,4,5,6-tetramethyloctane 4.00 1.33e-04 1.66
2,2-dimethyldecane 3.97 3.76e-03 1.18
tetradecane 3.94 4.43e-04 1.47
ethylene carbonate 3.81 9.60e-03 1.11
tetradecane 3.78 2.87e-05 1.73
dimethylphenylcarbinol 3.46 4.56e-04 1.56
hexadecane 3.01 2.70e-03 1.36
butyl glycol 2.97 3.76e-03 1.19
3-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone 2.55 1.61e-03 1.67
butyl glycol 2.39 2.70e-03 1.48
benzothiazole 2.35 1.36e-03 1.24
caprolactam V 2.28 8.80e-03 1.15
benzothiazole 2.19 4.43e-03 1.20
3-methyl-4-heptanone 2.10 1.35e-03 1.07
ethylaniline 2.07 1.61e-03 2.12
ethylaniline 2.01 9.61e-03 1.48
caprolactam V 0.84 4.43e-03 1.63
benzothiazole 0.68 9.41e-04 1.44
cyclooctanemethanol 0.59 2.28e-03 1.19
1,6-dioxacyclododecane-7,12-dione 0.59 1.13e-03 1.77
butyl glycol 0.55 2.57e-03 1.32
caprolactam V 0.53 1.13e-03 2.45
ethylhexanol 0.51 8.27e-03 1.06
isolongifolene-5-ol 0.45 6.56e-03 1.92
isolongifolene-5-ol 0.43 6.49e-04 1.84
tetradecane 0.38 7.82e-04 1.75
dimethylphenylcarbinol 0.32 7.82e-04 1.49
cyclohexanone 0.30 2.91e-03 1.41
dimethylphenylcarbinol 0.28 1.13e-03 1.70
2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane 0.23 3.66e-05 1.00
2,2-dimethyldecane 0.23 1.08e-04 2.20
2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane 0.22 1.33e-04 2.20
cyclohexanone 0.18 2.46e-04 1.22
tetramethylurea 1.47e-03 4.03e-04 1.61
1,6-dioxacyclododecane-7,12-dione
1,6-dioxacyclododecane-7,12-dione
2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane
2,3,4-trimethyldecane
2,3,4-trimethyldecane
2,3’-bifuran, octahydro
2,3’-bifuran, octahydro
2-butanone
2-butanone
2-hydroxy-iso-butyrophenone
2-hydroxy-iso-butyrophenone
3,4,5,6-tetramethyloctane
3,4,5,6-tetramethyloctane
3-methyl-4-heptanone
3-methyl-4-heptanone
3-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone
3-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone
4-methyltoluene
4-methyltoluene
caprolactam V
cyclohexanone
cyclooctanemethanol
cyclopentanone
cyclopentanone
dimethylphenylcarbinol
ethylaniline
ethylene carbonate
ethylene carbonate
ethylhexanol
ethylhexanol
hexadecane
hexadecane
isolongifolene-5-ol
isolongifolene-5-ol
isopropylbenzene
isopropylbenzene
nonane, 3-methyl-5-propyl
nonane, 3-methyl-5-propyl
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2,2-dimethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)propyl ester
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2,2-dimethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)propyl ester
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3-hydroxy-2,4, 4-trimethylpentyl ester
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3-hydroxy-2,4, 4-trimethylpentyl ester
sulfurous acid, 2-ethylhexyl nonyl ester
sulfurous acid, 2-ethylhexyl nonyl ester
Metabolite Author-emphasized biomarkers Cutoff value AUROC (95%CI) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Accuracy (%)
cyclooctanemethanol
2-hydroxy-iso-butyrophenone
2,2-dimethyldecane
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3-hydroxy-2,4, 4-trimethylpentyl ester
sulfurous acid, 2-ethylhexyl nonyl ester
isopropylbenzene
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2,2-dimethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)propyl ester
nonane, 3-methyl-5-propyl
2,3’-bifuran, octahydro
4-methyltoluene
cyclopentanone
2-butanone
ethylaniline
2,3,4-trimethyldecane
3,4,5,6-tetramethyloctane
2,2-dimethyldecane
tetradecane
ethylene carbonate
tetradecane
dimethylphenylcarbinol
hexadecane
butyl glycol
3-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone
butyl glycol
benzothiazole
caprolactam V
benzothiazole
3-methyl-4-heptanone
ethylaniline
ethylaniline
caprolactam V
benzothiazole
cyclooctanemethanol
1,6-dioxacyclododecane-7,12-dione
butyl glycol
caprolactam V
ethylhexanol
isolongifolene-5-ol
isolongifolene-5-ol
tetradecane
dimethylphenylcarbinol
cyclohexanone
dimethylphenylcarbinol
2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane
2,2-dimethyldecane
2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane
cyclohexanone
tetramethylurea
1,6-dioxacyclododecane-7,12-dione
1,6-dioxacyclododecane-7,12-dione
2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane
2,3,4-trimethyldecane
2,3,4-trimethyldecane
2,3’-bifuran, octahydro
2,3’-bifuran, octahydro
2-butanone
2-butanone
2-hydroxy-iso-butyrophenone
2-hydroxy-iso-butyrophenone
3,4,5,6-tetramethyloctane
3,4,5,6-tetramethyloctane
3-methyl-4-heptanone
3-methyl-4-heptanone
3-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone
3-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone
4-methyltoluene
4-methyltoluene
caprolactam V
cyclohexanone
cyclooctanemethanol
cyclopentanone
cyclopentanone
dimethylphenylcarbinol
ethylaniline
ethylene carbonate
ethylene carbonate
ethylhexanol
ethylhexanol
hexadecane
hexadecane
isolongifolene-5-ol
isolongifolene-5-ol
isopropylbenzene
isopropylbenzene
nonane, 3-methyl-5-propyl
nonane, 3-methyl-5-propyl
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2,2-dimethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)propyl ester
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2,2-dimethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)propyl ester
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3-hydroxy-2,4, 4-trimethylpentyl ester
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3-hydroxy-2,4, 4-trimethylpentyl ester
sulfurous acid, 2-ethylhexyl nonyl ester
sulfurous acid, 2-ethylhexyl nonyl ester

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