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. 2023 Apr 10;31(2):83–99. doi: 10.32604/or.2023.028905

Table 2. Selected biomarkers for pancreatic cancer.

Category Biomarkers Sample source Application
Proteomic biomarkers CA 19-9, CA 50, CA 242, CA 125 Serum Diagnosis
CEACAM5, CEACAM1, Serum Diagnosis, Prognosis
MUCs Tumor tissue, cystic fluid Diagnosis, Prognosis
RTKs (EGFR, IGFBP, VEGFA) Serum Diagnosis, Prognosis, Prediction
MIC-1 Serum Diagnosis, Prognosis
GPC1 Serum Diagnosis, Prognosis
OPN Serum Diagnosis
SPARC Tumor tissue Prognosis, Prediction
S100A2, S100A6, S100P Tumor tissue, duodenal juice Diagnosis, Prognosis
Tu M2-PK Serum, plasma Diagnosis, Prognosis
Genetic markers KRAS Fluid, tumor tissue Prognosis
TP53 Tumor tissue, duodenal fluid Diagnosis
CDKN2A Tumor tissue Prognosis
SMAD4 Tumor tissue Prognosis, Prediction
BRCA1/BRCA2 Tumor tissue Prognosis, Prediction
RNF43 Tumor tissue, cyst fluid Diagnosis
GNAS Serum Diagnosis
GATA6 Tumor tissue Diagnosis, Prognosis, Prediction
HER2 Tumor tissue Prognosis
BRAF V600E Tumor tissue Prognosis, Prediction
Epigenetic markers DNA methylation (GNMT, MUC4, UCHL1, CLDN5, NPTX2 and SFRP1, CLDN4, LCN2, 14-3-3r (SFN), TFF2, S100A4 and MSLN) Tumor tissue Diagnosis, Prognosis
H3K27me3 Tumor tissue Prognosis, Prediction
Metabolism-related biomarkers Carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids Serum Diagnosis, Prognosis, Prediction
PCSCs markers CD44, CD24, ESA, CD133, DCLK1, ALDH1, LGR5 and c-Met Serum Diagnosis, Prognosis
Liquid biopsy CTCs (epithelial markers, mRNA and DNA mutations) Peripheral blood Diagnosis, Prognosis
ctDNA (somatic mutations, CNVs, etc) Plasma Diagnosis, Prognosis, Prediction
ncRNAs Peripheral blood, urine, stool Diagnosis, Prognosis
Exosomes (mutant DNA, mRNA, miRNA and proteins) Blood and other fluid Diagnosis, Prognosis