A monolithic single-chip point-of-care platform for metabolomic prostate cancer detection

Annese, V. F. et al. (2021) A monolithic single-chip point-of-care platform for metabolomic prostate cancer detection. Microsystems and Nanoengineering, 7, 21. (doi: 10.1038/s41378-021-00243-4) (PMID:34567735) (PMCID:PMC8433377)

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Abstract

There is a global unmet need for rapid and cost-effective prognostic and diagnostic tools that can be used at the bedside or in the doctor’s office to reduce the impact of serious disease. Many cancers are diagnosed late, leading to costly treatment and reduced life expectancy. With prostate cancer, the absence of a reliable test has inhibited the adoption of screening programs. We report a microelectronic point-of-care metabolite biomarker measurement platform and use it for prostate cancer detection. The platform, using an array of photodetectors configured to operate with targeted, multiplexed, colorimetric assays confined in monolithically integrated passive microfluidic channels, completes a combined assay of 4 metabolites in a drop of human plasma in under 2 min. A preliminary clinical study using L-amino acids, glutamate, choline, and sarcosine was used to train a cross-validated random forest algorithm. The system demonstrated sensitivity to prostate cancer of 94% with a specificity of 70% and an area under the curve of 0.78. The technology can implement many similar assay panels and hence has the potential to revolutionize low-cost, rapid, point-of-care testing.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Al-Rawhani, Dr Mohammed and Accarino, Claudio and Cumming, Professor David and Beeley, Dr James and Patil, Dr Samadhan and Cheah, Dr Boon Chong and Jones, Professor Robert and Grant, Dr James and Hu, Dr Chunxiao and Shah, Dr Yash Diptesh and Annese, Dr Valerio and Giagkoulovits, Dr Christos and Evans, Professor Jeff and Barrett, Professor Michael and Daly, Dr Ronan
Authors: Annese, V. F., Patil, S. B., Hu, C., Giagkoulovits, C., Al-Rawhani, M. A., Grant, J., Macleod, M., Clayton, D.J., Heaney, L.M., Daly, R., Accarino, C., Shah, Y. D., Cheah, B. C., Beeley, J., Evans, T.R.J., Jones, R., Barrett, M. P., and Cumming, D. R.S.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences
College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Infection & Immunity
College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy
College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Microsystems and Nanoengineering
Publisher:Springer Nature
ISSN:2055-7434
ISSN (Online):2055-7434
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2021 The Authors
First Published:First published in Microsystems and Nanoengineering 7:21
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
190623The Multi-Corder: Poly-Sensor TechnologyDavid CummingEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/K021966/1ENG - Electronics & Nanoscale Engineering
190796Programmable 'Digital' Synthesis for Discovery and Scale-up of Molecules, Clusters and NanomaterialsLeroy CroninEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)EP/L023652/1Chemistry
170547The Wellcome Centre for Molecular Parasitology ( Core Support )Andrew WatersWellcome Trust (WELLCOTR)104111/Z/14/ZRIII - Parasitology