Early Detection of Lung Cancer Using DNA Promoter Hypermethylation in Plasma and Sputum

Abstract

Purpose: CT screening can reduce death from lung cancer. We sought to improve the diagnostic accuracy of lung cancer screening using ultrasensitive methods and a lung cancer–specific gene panel to detect DNA methylation in sputum and plasma.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Apr 13, 2017
Source ID
10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-16-1371

Entities

People

  • Alejandro Stark
  • Alicia Hulbert
  • Andrew Yang
  • Beverly Lee
  • Candace Griffin
  • Chen Chen
  • Ignacio Jusue-torres
  • James G. Herman
  • John Wrangle
  • Kristen Rodgers
  • Malcolm V. Brock
  • Peng Huang
  • Stephen B. Baylin
  • Stephen C. Yang
  • Steven A. Belinsky
  • Tza-Huei Wang

Organizations

  • Central South University
  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • United States Department of Defense
  • University of Pittsburgh

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Medical Imaging.
  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.