Gastroenterology Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
MIDGAM, The Israel Biobank for Research, Rehovot, Israel.
Sci Rep. 2024 Nov 15;14(1):28204. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-79383-2.
The specificity and sensitivity of a simple non-invasive multi-cancer screening method in detecting breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancer in breath samples were evaluated in a double-blind study. Breath samples of 1386 participants (59.7% males, median age 56.0 years) who underwent screening for cancer using gold-standard screening methods, or a biopsy for a suspected malignancy were collected. The samples were analyzed using a bio-hybrid platform comprising trained detection canines and artificial intelligence tools. According to cancer screening/biopsy results, 1048 (75.6%) were negative for cancer and 338 (24.4%) were positive. Among the 338 positive samples, 261 (77.2%) were positive for one of the four cancer types that the bio-hybrid platform was trained to detect, with an overall sensitivity and specificity of 93.9% (95% confidence interval [CI] 90.3-96.2%) and 94.3% (95% CI 92.7%-95.5%), respectively. The sensitivity of each cancer type was similar; breast: 95.0% (95% CI 87.8-98.0%), lung: 95.0% (95% CI 87.8-98.0%), colorectal: 90.0% (95% CI 74.4-96.5%), prostate: 93.0% (95% CI 84.6-97.0%). The sensitivity of 14 other malignant tumors that the bio-hybrid platform was not trained to detect, but identified, was 81.8% (95% CI 71.8%-88.8%). Early cancer (0-2) detection sensitivity was 94.8% (95% CI 91.0%-97.1%). This bio-hybrid multi-cancer screening platform demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity and enables early-stage cancer detection.
一项双盲研究评估了一种简单的无创多癌种筛查方法在检测呼吸样本中乳腺癌、肺癌、前列腺癌和结直肠癌的特异性和敏感性。该研究纳入了 1386 名参与者(59.7%为男性,中位年龄 56.0 岁)的呼吸样本,这些参与者接受了金标准筛查方法筛查或疑似恶性肿瘤活检。使用包含经过训练的检测犬和人工智能工具的生物杂交平台对样本进行分析。根据癌症筛查/活检结果,1048 名(75.6%)参与者的癌症检测结果为阴性,338 名(24.4%)为阳性。在 338 名阳性样本中,有 261 名(77.2%)对生物杂交平台所训练的四种癌症类型中的一种呈阳性,总体敏感性和特异性分别为 93.9%(95%置信区间[CI]90.3-96.2%)和 94.3%(95% CI 92.7%-95.5%)。每种癌症类型的敏感性相似;乳腺癌:95.0%(95% CI 87.8-98.0%),肺癌:95.0%(95% CI 87.8-98.0%),结直肠癌:90.0%(95% CI 74.4-96.5%),前列腺癌:93.0%(95% CI 84.6-97.0%)。生物杂交平台未经过训练但能识别的 14 种其他恶性肿瘤的敏感性为 81.8%(95% CI 71.8%-88.8%)。早期癌症(0-2 期)的检测敏感性为 94.8%(95% CI 91.0%-97.1%)。该生物杂交多癌种筛查平台具有较高的敏感性和特异性,可实现早期癌症检测。