Noninvasive Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer Through Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds in Urine

Gastroenterology. 2018 Feb;154(3):485-487.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.09.054. Epub 2017 Nov 10.

Authors

Ramesh P Arasaradnam¹, Alfian Wicaksono², Harrison O'Brien³, Hemant M Kocher⁴, James A Covington², Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Coventry & Warwick, Applied Biological Sciences, University of Coventry, Coventry, UK.
² School of Engineering and Medical School, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK.
³ Centre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
⁴ Centre for Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.

PMID: 29129714
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.09.054

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Area Under Curve
Biomarkers, Tumor / urine*
Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal / urine*
Female
Humans
Ion Mobility Spectrometry
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
Pancreatic Neoplasms / urine*
Predictive Value of Tests
ROC Curve
Urinalysis
Volatile Organic Compounds / urine*

Substances

Biomarkers, Tumor
Volatile Organic Compounds