Use of high density antibody arrays to validate and discover cancer serum biomarkers

Mol Oncol. 2007 Dec;1(3):313-20. doi: 10.1016/j.molonc.2007.08.004. Epub 2007 Aug 30.

Abstract

Perhaps the greatest barrier to translation of serum biomarker discoveries is the inability to evaluate putative biomarkers in high throughput validation studies. Here we report on the development, production, and implementation of a high-density antibody microarray used to evaluate large numbers of candidate ovarian cancer serum biomarkers. The platform was shown to be useful for evaluation of individual antibodies for comparative analysis, such as with disease classification, and biomarker validation and discovery. We demonstrate its performance by showing that known tumor markers behave as expected. We also identify several promising biomarkers from a candidate list and generate hypotheses to support new discovery studies.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antibodies / genetics*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / methods*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / blood*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Biomarkers, Tumor