Advanced Lung Cancer Screening: An Individualized Molecular Nanotechnology Approach
Abstract
This grant utilizes complimentary approaches to improve the early detection of lung cancer. Our goal is to explore whether detection of DNA methylation changes and enhanced CT evaluations will add to the specificity of lung cancer detection. Based on our previous development of an improved panel of genes hypermethylated in lung cancer, with extraordinarily high specificity and sensitivity, we combined the improved methods of MOB with highly sensitive methylation specific PCR assays suitable for biologic fluid testing (sputum and serum) and completed the study of a cohort of cancer positive and negative samples. In combination with these molecular detection approaches, we have examined the alterations in air space for improving detection of lung cancer and find that variability of air spaces is associated with the presence of lung cancer. We have during the period of this grant developed a highly sensitive and specific method for early detection of lung cancer.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1009878
Entities
People
- James G. Herman
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University