Detection of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath to screen lung cancer: a systematic review. (25th June 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hua, Qingling; Zhu, Yanzhe; Liu, Hu
• Is Part Of: Future oncology. Volume 14:Number 16(2018)
• Page Start: 1647
• Page End: 1662
• Publication Date: 2018-06-25
• Subjects: e-nose -- GC-MS -- lung cancer -- systematic review -- VOCs -- volatile organic compounds; Oncology -- Periodicals; 616.99405
• DOI: 10.2217/fon-2017-0676
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-6694

Abstract

To evaluate the clinical value of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath for lung cancer (LC) screening, a systematic review was performed. Systematic search for studies about exhaled VOCs for LC screening was conducted according to PRISMA. Thirty eight studies with 4873 participants met the criteria for inclusion in this systematic review. Generally speaking, the results suggest that exhaled VOCs have potential to screen LC and more studies are needed in the future.