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Analytical methods

Comparative study #1 #2 #3 #4
Chromatography LC LC GC LC
Ion source ESI ESI EI ESI
Positive/Negative mode positive negative positive/ negative
Mass analyzer QTOF QTOF TOF QTOF
Identification level MS/MS MS/MS

Sample information

Comparative study #1 #2 #3 #4
Country China China China China
Specimen serum serum serum serum
Marker function diagnosis diagnosis diagnosis diagnosis
Participants(Case) Cancer type NSCLC NSCLC NSCLC NSCLC
StageI, III, III, III, II
Number90909090
Gender (M,F)40, 5040, 5040, 5040, 50
Mean age (range) (M,F) 58.1 ± 9.0 58.1 ± 9.0 58.1 ± 9.0 58.1 ± 9.0
Smoking status
Participants(Control) Type healthy healthy healthy healthy
Number90.090.090.090.0
Gender (M,F)42, 4842, 4842, 4842, 48
Mean age (range) (M,F)53.0 ± 11.853.0 ± 11.853.0 ± 11.853.0 ± 11.8
Smoking status

Data processing and metabolite identification

Data processing software Analyst TF, XCMS
Database search in-house

Statistics and concentration information

Differential analysis method PCA, OPLS-DA
Classification method ROC curve
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
PC(18:1/22:6) 4078.03 ng/mL 4084.22 ng/mL 0.99 0.49
PC(18:0/22:4) 653.71 ng/mL 652.32 ng/mL 0.98 0.49
PC(18:1/20:4) 13268.59 ng/mL 13353.05 ng/mL 0.96 0.49
PC(17:0/20:3) 967.08 ng/mL 955.46 ng/mL 0.92 0.48
PC(22:1/18:1) 342.73 ng/mL 351.95 ng/mL 0.81 0.44
PC(16:1/22:6) 1389.09 ng/mL 1444.44 ng/mL 0.77 0.43
PC(14:0/20:5) 200.35 ng/mL 208.58 ng/mL 0.74 0.42
PC(18:0/18:1) 363.14 ng/mL 350.67 ng/mL 0.74 0.42
PC(20:4/24:0) 119.34 ng/mL 123.08 ng/mL 0.74 0.42
PC(20:4/22:4) 159.63 ng/mL 165.79 ng/mL 0.7 0.41
PC(17:0/22:5) 607.42 ng/mL 627.51 ng/mL 0.69 0.41
PC(18:0/22:5) 3775.85 ng/mL 3660.31 ng/mL 0.69 0.41
PC(22:6/20:5) 18.13 ng/mL 19.55 ng/mL 0.67 0.4
PC(16:0/18:2) 930.98 ng/mL 979.69 ng/mL 0.66 0.39
PC(26:2/13:0) 240.06 ng/mL 227.89 ng/mL 0.66 0.4
PC(22:5/7:0) 246.13 ng/mL 263.28 ng/mL 0.65 0.39
PC(16:1/18:3) 312.25 ng/mL 295.24 ng/mL 0.64 0.39
PC(20:1/20:3) 242.84 ng/mL 235.42 ng/mL 0.64 0.39
PC(16:1/20:4) 3293.54 ng/mL 3498.54 ng/mL 0.63 0.38
PC(18:0/20:4) 57760.34 ng/mL 60476.63 ng/mL 0.63 0.38
PC(16:0/20:4) 76576.82 ng/mL 72744.63 ng/mL 0.62 0.38
PC(18:0/24:4) 184.49 ng/mL 174.66 ng/mL 0.61 0.38
PC(26:2/8:0) 522.14 ng/mL 591.42 ng/mL 0.59 0.37
PC(14:0/20:4) 1402.49 ng/mL 1290.82 ng/mL 0.56 0.36
PC(20:4/22:1) 338.61 ng/mL 311.97 ng/mL 0.55 0.35
PC(26:1/16:1) 207.38 ng/mL 223.27 ng/mL 0.5 0.33
PC(18:0/22:6) 21841.19 ng/mL 20693.65 ng/mL 0.49 0.33
PC(20:5/20:4) 113.74 ng/mL 103.25 ng/mL 0.43 0.3
PC(19:0/20:3) 141.86 ng/mL 123.29 ng/mL 0.36 0.26
PC(20:5/15:0) 121.23 ng/mL 104.1 ng/mL 0.35 0.26
PC(16:0/20:5) 22087.92 ng/mL 18949.11 ng/mL 0.32 0.24
PC(14:0/22:6) 594.49 ng/mL 667 ng/mL 0.3 0.23
PC(22:0/18:1) 155.05 ng/mL 139.53 ng/mL 0.3 0.23
PC(22:5/20:4) 74.62 ng/mL 90.12 ng/mL 0.3 0.23
PC(18:0/18:2) 163154.58 ng/mL 176296.51 ng/mL 0.28 0.22
PC(22:6/21:0) 142.05 ng/mL 159.1 ng/mL 0.25 0.2
PC(15:0/18:3) 107.03 ng/mL 89.66 ng/mL 0.2 0.17
PC(22:6/15:0) 561.26 ng/mL 413.09 ng/mL 0.2 0.17
PC(22:6/20:1) 256.54 ng/mL 223.9 ng/mL 0.18 0.15
PC(24:0/18:1) 185.51 ng/mL 157.4 ng/mL 0.18 0.15
PC(23:0/20:4) 177.55 ng/mL 156.4 ng/mL 0.17 0.15
PC(22:6/17:0) 529.87 ng/mL 647.27 ng/mL 0.12 0.11
PC(23:0/20:5) 904.67 ng/mL 782.35 ng/mL 0.12 0.11
PC(14:0/18:2) 3582.98 ng/mL 4360.35 ng/mL 0.11 0.1
PC(20:3/20:4) 300.11 ng/mL 350.8 ng/mL 0.11 0.1
PC(16:0/16:0) 10094.11 ng/mL 8855.64 ng/mL 0.1 0.1
PC(17:0/18:0) 232.32 ng/mL 271.59 ng/mL 0.0995 0.0962
PC(19:0/18:1) 477.29 ng/mL 545.53 ng/mL 0.0966 0.0945
PC(22:1/18:2) 502.72 ng/mL 445.59 ng/mL 0.0938 0.0221
PC(19:0/20:4) 411.12 ng/mL 479.23 ng/mL 0.0932 0.0923
PC(19:0/18:2) 1200.51 ng/mL 1378.44 ng/mL 0.093 0.0922
PC(22:5/22:6) 1457.7 ng/mL 1282.42 ng/mL 0.0883 0.0214
PC(22:6/18:2) 343.23 ng/mL 302.29 ng/mL 0.0714 0.0771
PC(17:0/18:1) 2536.8 ng/mL 2087.97 ng/mL 0.0681 0.0745
PC(16:0/18:0) 140.06 ng/mL 117.01 ng/mL 0.066 0.0729
PC(17:0/20:5) 99.9 ng/mL 126.39 ng/mL 0.0619 0.0178
PC(16:0/16:1) 774.49 ng/mL 944.72 ng/mL 0.0592 0.0406
PC(15:0/20:4) 55.07 ng/mL 42.68 ng/mL 0.0581 0.0664
PC(16:0/18:1) 25906.69 ng/mL 29510.92 ng/mL 0.0549 0.0637
PC(16:0/14:1) 275.77 ng/mL 172.01 ng/mL 0.0533 0.0626
PC(17:0/20:4) 2040.32 ng/mL 2444.92 ng/mL 0.0454 0.0564
PC(18:0/20:2) 6103.35 ng/mL 4748.18 ng/mL 0.0451 0.0561
PC(18:0/20:3) 36541.57 ng/mL 28218.05 ng/mL 0.0403 0.052
PC(16:0/14:0) 34.86 ng/mL 41.39 ng/mL 0.0375 0.0494
PC(16:0/22:6) 57560.48 ng/mL 66739.77 ng/mL 0.035 0.0475
PC(20:2/22:6) 279.93 ng/mL 226.7 ng/mL 0.0346 0.0472
PC(22:0/20:4) 124.58 ng/mL 175.44 ng/mL 0.03 0.0441
PC(18:2/20:4) 9076.63 ng/mL 11530.32 ng/mL 0.0283 0.0419
PC(16:1/20:5) 174.17 ng/mL 119.98 ng/mL 0.0275 0.0411
PC(18:0/20:5) 11830.36 ng/mL 9044.54 ng/mL 0.0267 0.0404
PC(20:3/12:0) 170 ng/mL 112.85 ng/mL 0.0135 0.0257
PC(15:1/4:0) 71.83 ng/mL 101.28 ng/mL 0.0128 0.0252
PC(24:1/20:4) 104.6 ng/mL 78.53 ng/mL 0.0102 0.023
PC(15:0/18:1) V 1455.64 ng/mL 974.53 ng/mL 1.64 0.00826 0.0207
PC(15:0/18:2) V 1546.56 ng/mL 1950.71 ng/mL 0.81 0.00715 0.0192
PC(18:0/16:0) V 13251.6 ng/mL 10152.58 ng/mL 1.34 0.00527 0.0162
PC(24:4/17:2) V 128.19 ng/mL 167.95 ng/mL 0.78 0.00378 0.013
PC(18:0/20:1) V 518.4 ng/mL 347.2 ng/mL 1.53 0.00196 0.0328
PC(16:0/20:3) V 2686.1 ng/mL 4173.25 ng/mL 0.65 0.00142 0.00648
PC(18:4/3:0) V 235.84 ng/mL 411.84 ng/mL 0.59 0.00118 0.00607
PC(18:2/18:2) V 25110.02 ng/mL 37034.05 ng/mL 0.69 0.00105 0.00581
PC(17:0/18:2) V 5810.28 ng/mL 7593.07 ng/mL 0.79 0.000572 0.00436
PC(15:0/22:6) V 512.71 ng/mL 734.49 ng/mL 0.71 0.0004 0.00363
PC(16:0/18:3) V 269.38 ng/mL 436.53 ng/mL 0.63 0.000113 0.00227
PC(17:2/2:0) V 163.47 ng/mL 340.06 ng/mL 0.51 0.0000186 0.000638
1-methylxanthine 0.63 1.01
2-Deoxyerythritol 0.83 1.3
2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid 1.39 1.09
2-hydroxypyridine 0.83 1.1
2-oxoadipic acid 1.18 1.79
3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid 0.81 1.5
3-hydroxybutyric acid 1.6 3.29
3-hydroxybutyric acid 0.5 1.54
4-acetylbutyric acid 1.32 1.56
4-aminobutyric acid 0.67 1.24
4-androsten-19-ol-3,17-dione 11.59 3.67
5,10-Methylenetrahydrofolate 3.8 1.11
arachidonic acid 0.84 1.26
aspartic acid 0.76 1.21
biliverdin 0.29 1.11
cis-(6,9,12)-linolenic acid 0.8 1.25
D-(glycerol-1-phosphate) 1.9 2.91
DL-lactate 2.03 2.41
ethanolamine 0.88 1.32
galactonic acid 6.64 4.26
glucose 1-phosphate 0.82 1.52
glycochenodeoxycholate 1.28 1.07
hippuric acid 0.41 1.22
inosine 4.17 1.72
isoleucine 0.74 1.37
isovaleric acid 0.35 1.6
L-palmitoylcarnitine 0.5 1.62
L-prolyl-L-phenylalanine 1.5 1.67
lyxose 0.85 1.45
mannose 1.74 1.59
PA(18:2/18:0) 1.21 1.81
palmitic acid 0.86 1.04
PC(10:0/22:2) 0.36 1.49
PC(15:1/22:6) V 1.57 1.54
PC(16:1/0:0) V 1.62 1.08
PC(17:2/24:4) V 1.39 1.35
PC(18:0/22:6) V 1.64 1.57
PC(18:3/0:0) V 2.11 1.57
PC(18:4/22:6) V 1.69 1.03
PC(19:0/0:0) V 1.45 1.34
PC(20:0/0:0) V 0.51 1.48
PC(O-16:0/0:0) V 1.83 1.29
PC(O-16:1/0:0) V 1.49 1.34
PC(O-18:3/0:0) V 0.37 1.62
p-cresol 0.6 1.17
PE(16:0/0:0) 1.48 1.35
PE(18:0/0:0) 1.34 1.04
PE(18:1/0:0) 1.67 1.11
PE(18:2/0:0) 1.57 1.26
PE(22:2/12:0) 1.29 1.15
prostaglandin E2 1.68 1.06
sedoheptulose 0.77 1.28
theophylline 0.42 1.19
xanthine 0.52 1.29
β-glycerophosphoric acid 0.87 1.39
β-octylglucoside 0.39 1.73
Metabolite Comparative study Author-emphasized biomarkers Cutoff value AUROC (95%CI) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Accuracy (%)
PC(18:1/22:6)
PC(18:0/22:4)
PC(18:1/20:4)
PC(17:0/20:3)
PC(22:1/18:1)
PC(16:1/22:6)
PC(14:0/20:5)
PC(18:0/18:1)
PC(20:4/24:0)
PC(20:4/22:4)
PC(17:0/22:5)
PC(18:0/22:5)
PC(22:6/20:5)
PC(16:0/18:2)
PC(26:2/13:0)
PC(22:5/7:0)
PC(16:1/18:3)
PC(20:1/20:3)
PC(16:1/20:4)
PC(18:0/20:4)
PC(16:0/20:4)
PC(18:0/24:4)
PC(26:2/8:0)
PC(14:0/20:4)
PC(20:4/22:1)
PC(26:1/16:1)
PC(18:0/22:6)
PC(20:5/20:4)
PC(19:0/20:3)
PC(20:5/15:0)
PC(16:0/20:5)
PC(14:0/22:6)
PC(22:0/18:1)
PC(22:5/20:4)
PC(18:0/18:2)
PC(22:6/21:0)
PC(15:0/18:3)
PC(22:6/15:0)
PC(22:6/20:1)
PC(24:0/18:1)
PC(23:0/20:4)
PC(22:6/17:0)
PC(23:0/20:5)
PC(14:0/18:2)
PC(20:3/20:4)
PC(16:0/16:0)
PC(17:0/18:0)
PC(19:0/18:1)
PC(22:1/18:2)
PC(19:0/20:4)
PC(19:0/18:2)
PC(22:5/22:6)
PC(22:6/18:2)
PC(17:0/18:1)
PC(16:0/18:0)
PC(17:0/20:5)
PC(16:0/16:1)
PC(15:0/20:4)
PC(16:0/18:1)
PC(16:0/14:1)
PC(17:0/20:4)
PC(18:0/20:2)
PC(18:0/20:3)
PC(16:0/14:0)
PC(16:0/22:6)
PC(20:2/22:6)
PC(22:0/20:4)
PC(18:2/20:4)
PC(16:1/20:5)
PC(18:0/20:5)
PC(20:3/12:0)
PC(15:1/4:0)
PC(24:1/20:4)
PC(15:0/18:1) V 0.717 (0.586–0.848), combination of up-regulated PCs: 0.811 (0.703–0.919), combination of 12 altered PCs: 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 60, combination of up-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 80, combination of up-regulated PCs: 70.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
PC(15:0/18:2) V 0.283 (0.147–0.420), combination of down-regulated PCs: 0.897 (0.818–0.975), combination of 12 altered PCs: 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 56.7, combination of down-regulated PCs: 90.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 90, combination of down-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
PC(18:0/16:0) V 0.763 (0.641–0.885), combination of up-regulated PCs: 0.811 (0.703–0.919), combination of 12 altered PCs: 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 73.3, combination of up-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 76.7, combination of up-regulated PCs: 70.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
PC(24:4/17:2) V 0.273 (0.139–0.407), combination of down-regulated PCs: 0.897 (0.818–0.975), combination of 12 altered PCs: 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 70, combination of down-regulated PCs: 90.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 80, combination of down-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
PC(18:0/20:1) V 0.691 (0.556–0.826), combination of up-regulated PCs: 0.811 (0.703–0.919), combination of 12 altered PCs: 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 66.7, combination of up-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 70, combination of up-regulated PCs: 70.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
PC(16:0/20:3) V 0.252 (0.126–0.378), combination of down-regulated PCs: 0.897 (0.818–0.975), combination of 12 altered PCs: 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 60, combination of down-regulated PCs: 90.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 90, combination of down-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
PC(18:4/3:0) V 0.233 (0.110–0.356), 0.897 (0.818–0.975) combination of down-regulated PCs 66.7, combination of down-regulated PCs: 90.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 83.3, combination of down-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
PC(18:2/18:2) V 0.254 (0.128–0.381), combination of down-regulated PCs: 0.897 (0.818–0.975), combination of 12 altered PCs: 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 53.3, combination of down-regulated PCs: 90.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 93.3, combination of down-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
PC(17:0/18:2) V 0.25 (0.125–0.375), combination of down-regulated PCs: 0.897 (0.818–0.975), combination of 12 altered PCs: 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 70, combination of down-regulated PCs: 90.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 73.3, combination of down-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
PC(15:0/22:6) V 0.243 (0.121–0.365), combination of down-regulated PCs: 0.897 (0.818–0.975), combination of 12 altered PCs: 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 53.5, combination of down-regulated PCs: 90.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 90, combination of down-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
PC(16:0/18:3) V 0.218 (0.101–0.335), combination of down-regulated PCs: 0.897 (0.818–0.975), combination of 12 altered PCs: 1.000 (1.000–1.000) 83.8, combination of down-regulated PCs: 90.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 70, combination of down-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
PC(17:2/2:0) V 0.183 (0.078–0.288), 0.897 (0.818–0.975) combination of down-regulated PCs 66.7, combination of down-regulated PCs: 90.0, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100 86.7, combination of down-regulated PCs: 76.7, combination of 12 altered PCs: 100
1-methylxanthine
2-Deoxyerythritol
2-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid
2-hydroxypyridine
2-oxoadipic acid
3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid
3-hydroxybutyric acid
3-hydroxybutyric acid
4-acetylbutyric acid
4-aminobutyric acid
4-androsten-19-ol-3,17-dione 0.692 (0.612–0.771) 91.1 56.7
5,10-Methylenetrahydrofolate
arachidonic acid
aspartic acid
biliverdin
cis-(6,9,12)-linolenic acid
D-(glycerol-1-phosphate)
DL-lactate
ethanolamine
galactonic acid
glucose 1-phosphate 0.316 (0.238–0.394) 86.7 50
glycochenodeoxycholate
hippuric acid
inosine
isoleucine
isovaleric acid
L-palmitoylcarnitine
L-prolyl-L-phenylalanine
lyxose
mannose
PA(18:2/18:0)
palmitic acid
PC(10:0/22:2) Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
PC(15:1/22:6) V Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
PC(16:1/0:0) V Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
PC(17:2/24:4) V Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
PC(18:0/22:6) V Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
PC(18:3/0:0) V Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
PC(18:4/22:6) V Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
PC(19:0/0:0) V Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
PC(20:0/0:0) V Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
PC(O-16:0/0:0) V Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
PC(O-16:1/0:0) V Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
PC(O-18:3/0:0) V Combined effects of PCs: 0.996 (0.987–1.000) Combined effects of PCs: 98.9 Combined effects of PCs: 98.9
p-cresol
PE(16:0/0:0)
PE(18:0/0:0)
PE(18:1/0:0)
PE(18:2/0:0)
PE(22:2/12:0)
prostaglandin E2
sedoheptulose
theophylline 0.251 (0.181–0.322) 67.8 76.7
xanthine 0.264 (0.191–0.337) 77.8 60
β-glycerophosphoric acid
β-octylglucoside

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