ARTICLE
27 July 2023
The Diagnostic Value of Fecal Fusobacterium nucleatum Combined with FIT and CA199 in the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer
Tianhong Jia Yang Yu Yan Wang Ming Li Shuzhuo Liu Wei Li
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1 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China,
2 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China,
3 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China,
4 School of Basic Medical Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China,
5 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China,
6 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China,
PAR 2023 , 7(4), 64–70; https://doi.org/10.26689/par.v7i4.5129
© 2023 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract

Objective: To analyze the diagnostic value of fecal Fusobacterium nucleatum detection, fecal immunochemical test (FIT), and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) detection for colorectal cancer (CRC). Method: A total of 78 CRC patients and 60 healthy individuals were enrolled in this study. Stool and blood samples were collected for the 3 diagnoses, and ROC curves were analyzed for diagnostic value. Result: The 3 diagnoses’ positive detection rates in CRC samples were significantly higher than those of healthy samples (P < 0.05). The combined CRC diagnoses showed significantly higher sensitivity as compared to individual fecal F. nucleatum detection (χ2 = 6.495, P = 0.011), FIT (χ2 = 4.871, P = 0.027), and serum CA19-9 detection (χ2 = 7.371, P = 0.007). The area under the ROC curve for fecal F. nucleatum detection was 0.63 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.124–6.238], with a sensitivity of 73.08% and specificity of 85.00%, whereas FIT was 0.65 (95% CI = 1.365–9.241), with a sensitivity of 51.28% and specificity of 96.67%, meanwhile, serum CA19-9 detection was 0.62 (95% CI = 1.517–12.342), with a sensitivity of 69.23% and specificity of 98.33%. The combined CRC diagnoses showed an area under the ROC curve of 0.76 (95% CI = 1.213–6.254), with a sensitivity of 87.18% and specificity of 70.00%. Conclusion: The combined diagnoses of fecal F. nucleatum detection, FIT, and serum CA19-9 detection can significantly improve the sensitivity and accuracy of CRC diagnosis, which has high clinical application value to provide guidance for clinical CRC screening and early intervention treatment.

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