A clinician view and experience of proteomic studies in the light of lung cancer in Japanese healthcare

J Proteome Res. 2011 Jan 7;10(1):51-7. doi: 10.1021/pr100859b.

Abstract

In Japan, rising costs have impacted the framework of maintaining an efficient and effective healthcare system. Today, urgent implementation of programs to address this need have led to a rebuilding of the entire approach of medical evaluation and clinical care. Recent developments in clinical proteomics based on mass spectrometry (MS) for identifying, sequencing, and quantifying disease-relevant protein biomarkers is a promising means for optimal drug prescription using biomarker diagnosis. We illustrate in this report our experience with lung cancer cases with various drug therapies evaluated with proteomics studies.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Area Under Curve
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood*
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Lung Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Proteomics*
  • ROC Curve

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor