Identification of serum biomarkers of chemoradiosensitivity in esophageal cancer via the targeted metabolomics approach.
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요약
OBJECTIVE
To identify the serum metabolomics signature that is correlated with the chemoradiosensitivity of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).
METHODS
Untargeted and targeted metabolomics analysis of serum samples from 26 ESCC patients, which were collected before the neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, was performed.
RESULTS
On receiving the results of untargeted metabolomics analysis, we performed the targeted metabolomics analysis of the six metabolites (arabitol, betaine, glycine, L-serine, L-arginine and L-aspartate). The serum levels of the four metabolites (arabitol, glycine, L-serine and L-arginine) were significantly lower in the patients who achieved pathological complete response with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy compared with the patients who did not achieve pathological complete response (p = 0.0086, 0.0345, 0.0106 and 0.0373, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS
The serum levels of metabolites might be useful for predicting the chemoradiosensitivity of ESCC patients.
