Table 2.
Performances of biomarkers in lung cancer diagnosis.
| Biomarkers | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | AUC (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYFR21 | 0.735 | 0.732 | 0.824 | 0.619 | 0.806 (0.743-0.859) |
| CEA | 0.654 | 0.827 | 0.817 | 0.669 | 0.797 (0.741-0.845) |
| NSE | 0.444 | 0.757 | 0.757 | 0.444 | 0.597 (0.525-0.665) |
| SCC | 0.192 | 0.848 | 0.862 | 0.426 | 0.579 (0.511-0.645) |
| CA125 | 0.400 | 0.879 | 0.833 | 0.493 | 0.661 (0.598-0.720) |
| CA15-3 | 0.371 | 0.951 | 0.920 | 0.500 | 0.703 (0.642-0.759) |
| CA199 | 0.190 | 0.915 | 0.786 | 0.478 | 0.503 (0.439-0.567) |
| CA50 | 0.063 | 0.988 | 0.889 | 0.411 | 0.572 (0.494-0.651) |
| CA242 | 0.095 | 0.871 | 0.522 | 0.394 | 0.570 (0.492-0.649) |
| CA724 | 0.157 | 0.941 | 0.800 | 0.428 | 0.583 (0.507-0.660) |
| The panel 1 | 0.894 | 0.619 | 0.724 | 0.839 | 0.854 (0.791-0.904) |
| The panel 2 | 0.955 | 0.576 | 0.716 | 0.919 | 0.875 (0.815-0.921) |
| The panel 3 | 0.598 | 0.730 | 0.725 | 0.604 | 0.776 (0.705-0.837) |
| The panel 4 | 0.955 | 0.525 | 0.692 | 0.912 | 0.884 (0.825-0.928) |
PPV: positive predictive value; NPV: negative predictive value; Pane l = CYFR21, CEA, NSE, and SCC; panel 2 = CYFR21, CEA, NSE, SCC, CA125, and CA15-3; panel 3 = CA125, CA15-3, CA19-9, CA50, CA242, and CA724; panel 4 = CYFR21, CEA, NSE, SCC, CA125, CA15-3, CA19-9, CA50, CA242, and CA724.