Early detection of ovarian cancer using cell-free DNA fragmentomes and protein biomarkers

Jamie E Medina, Akshaya V Annapragada, Pien Lof, Sarah Short, Adrianna L Bartolomucci, Dimitrios Mathios, Shashikant Koul, Noushin Niknafs, Michael Noe, Zachariah H Foda, Daniel C Bruhm, Carolyn Hruban, Nicholas A Vulpescu, Euihye Jung, Renu Dua, Jenna V Canzoniero, Stephen Cristiano, Vilmos Adleff, Heather Symecko, Daan van den BroekLori J Sokoll, Stephen B Baylin, Michael F Press, Dennis J Slamon, Gottfried E Konecny, Christina Therkildsen, Beatriz Carvalho, Gerrit A Meijer, Claus Lindbjerg Andersen, Susan M Domchek, Ronny Drapkin, Robert B Scharpf, Jillian Phallen, Christine A R Lok, Victor E Velculescu

Abstract

Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of death for women worldwide in part due to ineffective screening methods. In this study, we used whole-genome cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentome and protein biomarker (CA-125 and HE4) analyses to evaluate 591 women with ovarian cancer, benign adnexal masses, or without ovarian lesions. Using a machine learning model with the combined features, we detected ovarian cancer with specificity >99% and sensitivity of 72%, 69%, 87%, and 100% for stages I-IV, respectively. At the same specificity, CA-125 alone detected 34%, 62%, 63%, and 100% of ovarian cancers for stages I-IV. Our approach differentiated benign masses from ovarian cancers with high accuracy (AUC=0.88, 95% CI=0.83-0.92). These results were validated in an independent population. These findings show that integrated cfDNA fragmentome and protein analyses detect ovarian cancers with high performance, enabling a new accessible approach for noninvasive ovarian cancer screening and diagnostic evaluation.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftCancer Discovery
ISSN2159-8274
DOI
StatusE-pub ahead of print - 30 sep. 2024

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