Gao HL, Lv LB, Zhao WF, Lu QW, Fan JQ. Diagnostic accuracy of the multi-target stool DNA test in detecting colorectal cancer: A hospital-based study. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2023; 15(1): 102-111 [PMID: 36684047 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i1.102]
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Jin-Qing Fan, PhD, Doctor, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University, No. 247 Renmin Road, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China. 824803804@qq.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Case Control Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jan 15, 2023; 15(1): 102-111 Published online Jan 15, 2023. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i1.102
Diagnostic accuracy of the multi-target stool DNA test in detecting colorectal cancer: A hospital-based study
Han-Lu Gao, Le-Bin Lv, Wang-Fang Zhao, Qi-Wen Lu, Jin-Qing Fan
Han-Lu Gao, Le-Bin Lv, Department of Preventive Health, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
Wang-Fang Zhao, Qi-Wen Lu, Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China
Jin-Qing Fan, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Gao HL performed data analysis and wrote the manuscript; Zhao WF and Lu QW participated in the collection of human material; Lv LB performed data collection and collation; Fan JQ designed the study and corrected the manuscript.
Supported byThe Health Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province, No. 2021KY1048 and No. 2022KY1142; The Ningbo Health Young Technical Backbone Talents Training Program, No. 2020SWSQNGG-02; Key Science and Technology Project of Ningbo City, No. 2021Z133.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Human Research and Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University (Approval No. KY20201111).
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient and her family for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict of interest exists in the submission of this manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Jin-Qing Fan, PhD, Doctor, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University, No. 247 Renmin Road, Ningbo 315000, Zhejiang Province, China. 824803804@qq.com
Received: September 17, 2022 Peer-review started: September 17, 2022 First decision: November 18, 2022 Revised: November 19, 2022 Accepted: December 21, 2022 Article in press: December 21, 2022 Published online: January 15, 2023 Processing time: 114 Days and 20.1 Hours
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
The multi-target stool DNA test (MT-sDNA) has potential utility in the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC), but validation of its clinical accuracy has been limited in China.
Research motivation
More evidence is needed for the extensive use of the MT-sDNA test in China. Moreover, combination analyses of tumor markers with the MT-sDNA test are still sparse.
Research objectives
The goal of this research was to evaluate the accuracy of the MT-sDNA method in the diagnosis of CRC and to compare the diagnostic performance of different tumor markers combined with MT-sDNA.
Research methods
In this study, routine clinical test results [alpha-fetoprotein, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and carbohydrate antigen 199] and MT-sDNA test were used as evaluation indexes for the combined diagnosis of colorectal cancer and adenoma, so as to improve the diagnostic performance of this research.
Research results
The sensitivity and specificity for CRC detection were 90.2% and 83.3%, respectively, with an accuracy of 89.8%. For adenoma, the sensitivity and specificity were 56.5% and 68.9%, respectively, with an accuracy of 73.1%.
Research conclusions
The MT-sDNA test showed better performance for the detection of CRC, which was superior to alpha-fetoprotein, CEA, and carbohydrate antigen 199 separately, but not for predicting adenomas. The sensitivity and specificity of MT-sDNA combined with CEA in the diagnosis of adenoma were 78.3% and 60.7%, respectively, which suggested that combined detection has certain advantages in adenoma diagnosis.
Research perspectives
This study can help clinicians select a standardized and optimal management strategy for the treatment of these patients.
