Wang QQ, Zhou L, Qin G, Tan C, Zhou YC, Yao SK. Leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor B2 overexpression as a promising therapeutic target and noninvasive screening biomarker for colorectal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29(37): 5313-5326 [PMID: 37899785 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i37.5313]
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Shu-Kun Yao, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, No. 2 Yinghua East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China. shukunyao@126.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Case Control Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2023; 29(37): 5313-5326 Published online Oct 7, 2023. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i37.5313
Leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor B2 overexpression as a promising therapeutic target and noninvasive screening biomarker for colorectal cancer
Qian-Qian Wang, Lei Zhou, Geng Qin, Chang Tan, Yuan-Chen Zhou, Shu-Kun Yao
Qian-Qian Wang, Chang Tan, Yuan-Chen Zhou, Shu-Kun Yao, Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
Lei Zhou, Department of General Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
Geng Qin, Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
Author contributions: Wang QQ analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript; Tan C and Zhou YC collected samples and clinical data; Zhou L and Qin G provided guidance on experimental procedures; Yao SK supervised the study performance, revised the manuscript, and obtained the funding; and all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported bythe National Key Development Plan for Precision Medicine Research, No. 2017YFC0910002.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of China-Japan Friendship Hospital (No. 2018-116-K85).
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Shu-Kun Yao, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, No. 2 Yinghua East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China. shukunyao@126.com
Received: June 15, 2023 Peer-review started: June 15, 2023 First decision: August 26, 2023 Revised: September 8, 2023 Accepted: September 14, 2023 Article in press: September 14, 2023 Published online: October 7, 2023 Processing time: 102 Days and 2.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Based on prior proteomic research rather than simple data mining, this study innovatively proposed and validated that leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor B2 (LILRB2) and its ligand, the angiopoietin-like protein 2 protein, are significantly overexpressed in colorectal cancer (CRC) and closely associated with tumour progression and a poor prognosis. In addition, this study is the first to propose that serum LILRB2 concentration can be used as a novel screening biomarker with a sensitivity of 89.74%, a specificity of 88.89% and an accuracy rate of 89.63% for the diagnosis of CRC. The sensitivity and accuracy were significantly higher than those of carcinoembryonic antigen and carbohydrate antigen 19-9. Therefore, LILRB2 could be a promising therapeutic target and noninvasive screening biomarker for CRC.
