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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2020; 26(22): 3024-3033
Published online Jun 14, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i22.3024
High plasma levels of COL10A1 are associated with advanced tumor stage in gastric cancer patients
Laura Necula, Lilia Matei, Denisa Dragu, Ioana Pitica, Ana Iulia Neagu, Coralia Bleotu, Simona Dima, Irinel Popescu, Carmen C Diaconu, Mihaela Chivu-Economescu
Laura Necula, Lilia Matei, Denisa Dragu, Ioana Pitica, Ana Iulia Neagu, Coralia Bleotu, Carmen C Diaconu, Mihaela Chivu-Economescu, Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, Bucharest 030304, Romania
Laura Necula, Titu Maiorescu University, Faculty of Medicine, Bucharest 040441, Romania
Simona Dima, Irinel Popescu, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Bucharest 022328, Romania
Author contributions: Necula L and Matei L equally contributed to this paper. Necula L, Chivu-Economescu M, and Matei L designed research; Dima S and Popescu I treated patients and collected material and clinical data from patients; Necula L, Matei L, Dragu D, and Pitica I performed the assays; Necula L, Matei L, Bleotu C, Diaconu CC, Chivu-and Economescu M analysed data; Necula L, Matei L, Neagu AI, and Chivu-Economescu M wrote the paper.
Supported by the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, CNCS - UEFISCDI, No. PN-III-P4-ID-PCCF-2016-0158 (contract PCCF 17/2018), within PNCDI III.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology.
Conflict-of-interest statement: This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation, CNCS - UEFISCDI, No. PN-III-P4-ID-PCCF-2016-0158 (contract PCCF 17/2018), within PNCDI III. All other authors have nothing to disclose.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Mihaela Chivu-Economescu, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Research Scientist, Senior Researcher, Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Stefan S. Nicolau Institute of Virology, 285 Mihai Bravu Ave, Bucharest 030304, Romania. mihaela.economescu@virology.ro
Received: December 24, 2019
Peer-review started: December 28, 2019
First decision: January 19, 2020
Revised: May 14, 2020
Accepted: May 28, 2020
Article in press: May 28, 2020
Published online: June 14, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Gastric cancer remains an aggressive malignancy with a high rate of mortality, characterized by limited effective treatment options and the lack of consistent biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of the patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of COL10A1 as a circulating biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of gastric adenocarcinoma patients. Our results suggest that COL10A1 could be considered a good biomarker for prognosis and also for early detection, as its elevated expression occurred early and remained elevated during cancer progression.