A Novel Index Including Age, Sex, hTERT, and Methylated RUNX3 Is Useful for Diagnosing Early Gastric Cancer

• Published in: Oncology p. 1
• Main Authors: Nakamura, Katsuhiko, Suehiro, Yutaka, Hamabe, Koichi, Goto, Atsushi, Hashimoto, Shinichi, Kunimune, Yuki, Ishiguro, Akiyo, Okayama, Naoko, Fujii, Tomohiro, Nakahara, Yukiko, Nishioka, Mitsuaki, Higaki, Shingo, Fujii, Ikuei, Suzuki, Chieko, Nishikawa, Jun, Sakaida, Isao, Takami, Taro, Yamasaki, Takahiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 05.09.2024

As the incidence of gastric cancer (GC) is increasing in East Asia including Japan, a simple blood test for early GC is needed as an alternative to upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy. We performed this study to address this issue. We collected serum samples from 319 participants comprising 225 h...