Fecal Signatures of Streptococcus anginosus and Streptococcus constellatus for Noninvasive Screening and Early Warning of Gastric Cancer.
Gastroenterology
; 162(7): 1933-1947.e18, 2022 06.
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| ID: mdl-35167866
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND & AIMS:
Most patients with gastric cancer (GCa) are diagnosed at an advanced stage. We aimed to investigate novel fecal signatures for clinical application in early diagnosis of GCa.METHODS:
This was an observational study that included 1043 patients from 10 hospitals in China. In the discovery cohort, 16S ribosomal RNA gene analysis was performed in paired samples (tissues and feces) from patients with GCa and chronic gastritis (ChG) to determine differential abundant microbes. Their relative abundances were detected using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction to test them as bacterial candidates in the training cohort. Their diagnostic efficacy was validated in the validation cohort.RESULTS:
Significant enrichments of Streptococcus anginosus (Sa) and Streptococcus constellatus (Sc) in GCa tumor tissues (P < .05) and feces (P < .0001) were observed in patients with intraepithelial neoplasia, early and advanced GCa. Either the signature parallel test SaâªSc or single signature Sa/Sc demonstrated superior sensitivity (Sa 75.6% vs 72.1%, P < .05; Sc 84.4% vs 64.0%, P < .001; and SaâªSc 91.1% vs 81.4%, P < .01) in detecting early GCa compared with advanced GCa (specificity Sa 84.0% vs 83.9%, Sc 70.4% vs 82.3%, and SaâªSc 64.0% vs 73.4%). Fecal signature SaâªSc outperformed SaâªCEA/ScâªCEA in the discrimination of advanced GCa (sensitivity 81.4% vs 74.2% and 81.4% vs 72.3%, P < .01; specificity 73.4% vs 81.0 % and 73.4% vs 81.0%). The performance of SaâªSc in the diagnosis of both early and advanced GCa was verified in the validation cohort.CONCLUSION:
Fecal Sa and Sc are noninvasive, accurate, and sensitive signatures for early warning in GCa. (ClinicalTrials.gov, Number NCT04638959).Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stomach Neoplasms
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Streptococcus constellatus
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Gastroenterology
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China