Circulating serum exosomal miR-20b-5p and miR-3187-5p as efficient diagnostic biomarkers for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer

Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2020 Oct;245(16):1428-1436. doi: 10.1177/1535370220945987. Epub 2020 Aug 2.

Abstract

The high mortality of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is mainly because the cancer has progressed to a more advanced stage before diagnosis. If NSCLC can be diagnosed at early stages, especially stage 0 or I, the overall survival rate will be largely improved by definitive treatment such as lobectomy. We herein validated two novel circulating serum ExmiRs as diagnostic biomarkers for early-stage NSCLC to fulfill the unmet medical need. Considering the number of specimens in this study, circulating serum exosomal miR-20b-5p and miR-3187-5p are putative NSCLC biomarkers, which need to be further investigated in a larger randomized controlled clinical trial.

Keywords: Diagnostic biomarkers; circulation; exosomes; miRNAs; non-small cell lung cancer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Area Under Curve
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / blood*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
  • Circulating MicroRNA / blood*
  • Circulating MicroRNA / genetics
  • Exosomes / metabolism*
  • Exosomes / ultrastructure
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / blood
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • MicroRNAs / blood*
  • MicroRNAs / genetics
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Circulating MicroRNA
  • MIRN20a microRNA, human
  • MIRN3187 microRNA, human
  • MicroRNAs