Purification of HCC-specific extracellular vesicles on nanosubstrates for early HCC detection by digital scoring

Na Sun, Yi Te Lee, Ryan Y. Zhang, Rueihung Kao, Pai Chi Teng, Yingying Yang, Peng Yang, Jasmine J. Wang, Matthew Smalley, Pin Jung Chen, Minhyung Kim, Shih Jie Chou, Lirong Bao, Jing Wang, Xinyue Zhang, Dongping Qi, Juvelyn Palomique, Nicolas Nissen, Steven Huy B. Han, Saeed SadeghiRichard S. Finn, Sammy Saab, Ronald W. Busuttil, Daniela Markovic, David Elashoff, Hsiao hua Yu, Huiying Li, Anthony P. Heaney, Edwin Posadas, Sungyong You, Ju Dong Yang, Renjun Pei, Vatche G. Agopian, Hsian Rong Tseng, Yazhen Zhu

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Abstract

We report a covalent chemistry-based hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-specific extracellular vesicle (EV) purification system for early detection of HCC by performing digital scoring on the purified EVs. Earlier detection of HCC creates more opportunities for curative therapeutic interventions. EVs are present in circulation at relatively early stages of disease, providing potential opportunities for HCC early detection. We develop an HCC EV purification system (i.e., EV Click Chips) by synergistically integrating covalent chemistry-mediated EV capture/release, multimarker antibody cocktails, nanostructured substrates, and microfluidic chaotic mixers. We then explore the translational potential of EV Click Chips using 158 plasma samples of HCC patients and control cohorts. The purified HCC EVs are subjected to reverse-transcription droplet digital PCR for quantification of 10 HCC-specific mRNA markers and computation of digital scoring. The HCC EV-derived molecular signatures exhibit great potential for noninvasive early detection of HCC from at-risk cirrhotic patients with an area under receiver operator characteristic curve of 0.93 (95% CI, 0.86 to 1.00; sensitivity = 94.4%, specificity = 88.5%).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number4489
JournalNature Communications
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2020

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
  • General
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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