RE: CIZ1B5 Feb 2022 13:28
This was from way back in 2016 and showed then the potential for the CIZ1b biomarker. Fast forward to 2022 and in light of Thursday's update I think this test which will help detect early lung cancer is a real winner and could become a global success.
https://pure.york.ac.uk/portal/services/downloadRegister/50391276/Coverley_Nov_2016_.pdf
"Primary lung cancer remains the main cause of cancer death (1.3 million pa worldwide). Early detection of lung cancer is important because the only curative therapy today is surgical resection of early-stage tumours (20). Crucially, for patients whose lung cancers are detected at stage 1 the outcome is substantially better than average.
For stage 1A non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the 5-year survival is 58-73% and for stage 1B 43-58%. However, NSCLC is usually diagnosed later when outcomes are significantly worse (stage 2A 36-46%, stage 2B 25-36%, stage 3A 19-24%, stage 3B 7-9%, stage 4 2-13%".......
........we know of no other publicly available data set that evaluates a single analyte blood-based biomarker on cohorts with stage 1 disease, with the degree of accuracy and stability seen for the CIZ1b biomarker".....
......."CIZ1b is a strong candidate cancer-specific, single marker capable of identifying early stage lung cancer within at-risk groups, without resort to invasive procedures. The technological developments now reported bring a low-cost, minimally invasive and accurate blood test a step closer, with potential to significantly improve lung cancer survival by improving early detection rates"......
Highlights
? CIZ1b is a promising blood biomarker for early detection of lung cancer
? CIZ1b biomarker is a CIZ1 fragment that spans a cancer-specific exon boundary
? CIZ1b fragment is complexed with fibrinogen alpha chain in cancer patient plasma
? A sandwich immunoassay for complex can measure levels in cancer patient plasma
? Stability and specificity make it suitable for routine detection of lung cancer