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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)
Number18.018.018.018.0
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

Statistics and concentration information

Differential analysis method PCA, PLS-DA, OPLS-DA, Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test
Classification method
Survival analysis method

Metabolites identified in the paper

Metabolite Comparative study Author-emphasized biomarkers Mean concentration (case) Mean concentration (control) Fold change (case/control) P-value FDR VIP
ethylaniline 2.01391110011344 0.009605 1.4794
ethylene carbonate 3.81055199217575 0.0096 1.107
caprolactam V 2.28152743173685 0.0088 1.1532
ethylhexanol 0.510506062853597 0.00827 1.0584
2,3’-bifuran, octahydro 16.1112888009075 0.00734 1.1345
ethylaniline 5.57897466540162 0.00666 1.2958
isolongifolene-5-ol 0.447512535463986 0.00656 1.923
benzothiazole 2.18858740252148 0.00443 1.1968
caprolactam V 0.840896415253715 0.004425 1.6282
2,2-dimethyldecane 3.97236998174814 0.00376 1.1814
butyl glycol 2.9690471412581 0.00376 1.1917
isopropylbenzene 24.0839479585771 0.003739 1.1221
2-butanone 12.553345566348 0.00341 1.2879
cyclohexanone 0.29730177875068 0.00291 1.407
butyl glycol 2.39495740923786 0.0027 1.4783
hexadecane 3.01049349482213 0.0027 1.365
butyl glycol 0.554784736033923 0.00257 1.3227
cyclooctanemethanol 0.590496330714765 0.00228 1.191
3-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone 2.54912125463852 0.001611 1.6739
ethylaniline 2.07052984768276 0.001611 2.1212
2,3,4-trimethyldecane 4.72397064571812 0.00161 1.2848
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2,2-dimethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)propyl ester 19.1596592739029 0.00154 1.2266
benzothiazole 2.34566989846376 0.00136 1.2373
3-methyl-4-heptanone 2.09943336724613 0.00135 1.0678
1,6-dioxacyclododecane-7,12-dione 0.590496330714765 0.001128 1.7674
caprolactam V 0.52850902028069 0.001128 2.4544
dimethylphenylcarbinol 0.277392368016961 0.001128 1.7
benzothiazole 0.683020128377198 0.000941 1.4415
dimethylphenylcarbinol 0.31643914849257 0.000782 1.4897
tetradecane 0.384218795322003 0.000782 1.7512
nonane, 3-methyl-5-propyl 16.4498212264971 0.000698 1.4836
isolongifolene-5-ol 0.426317445883978 0.000649 1.836
2,2-dimethyldecane 50.213382265392 0.000566 1.327
dimethylphenylcarbinol 3.45814892523146 0.000456 1.5584
tetradecane 3.94493081797344 0.000443 1.4729
tetramethylurea 0.00146996752676862 0.000403 1.608
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3-hydroxy-2,4, 4-trimethylpentyl ester 29.446004819996 0.000293 1.4871
2-hydroxy-iso-butyrophenone 278.204124806671 0.000273 1.179
cyclohexanone 0.184283652161388 0.000246 1.216
cyclopentanone 14.4200074017733 0.000201 1.3522
sulfurous acid, 2-ethylhexyl nonyl ester 28.6408022696951 0.000162 1.5626
2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane 0.217637640824031 0.000133 2.1969
3,4,5,6-tetramethyloctane 4 0.000133 1.6552
2,2-dimethyldecane 0.22845786255735 0.000108 2.1988
cyclooctanemethanol 1663.49290773757 0.0000586 1.8178
4-methyltoluene 15.4549812627975 0.0000568 1.6122
2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane 0.230046912656219 0.0000366 1.004
tetradecane 3.78423058690238 0.0000287 1.7265
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 Comparative study Author-emphasized biomarkers Cutoff value AUROC (95%CI) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Accuracy (%)
ethylaniline
ethylene carbonate
caprolactam V
ethylhexanol
2,3’-bifuran, octahydro
ethylaniline
isolongifolene-5-ol
benzothiazole
caprolactam V
2,2-dimethyldecane
butyl glycol
isopropylbenzene
2-butanone
cyclohexanone
butyl glycol
hexadecane
butyl glycol
cyclooctanemethanol
3-phenyl-2-oxazolidinone
ethylaniline
2,3,4-trimethyldecane
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2,2-dimethyl-1-(2-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)propyl ester
benzothiazole
3-methyl-4-heptanone
1,6-dioxacyclododecane-7,12-dione
caprolactam V
dimethylphenylcarbinol
benzothiazole
dimethylphenylcarbinol
tetradecane
nonane, 3-methyl-5-propyl
isolongifolene-5-ol
2,2-dimethyldecane
dimethylphenylcarbinol
tetradecane
tetramethylurea
propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3-hydroxy-2,4, 4-trimethylpentyl ester
2-hydroxy-iso-butyrophenone
cyclohexanone
cyclopentanone
sulfurous acid, 2-ethylhexyl nonyl ester
2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane
3,4,5,6-tetramethyloctane
2,2-dimethyldecane
cyclooctanemethanol
4-methyltoluene
2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane
tetradecane
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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