Figures & data
Table 1. The clinical characteristics of patients with NSCLC.
Figure 1. Comparison of plasma cfDNA concentration in NSCLC patients and healthy controls.
(A) The concentration of LINE1-97 bp fragment was significantly higher in NSCLC patients with stage I/II and stage III/IV than that of healthy controls. (B) The concentration of LINE1-97 bp fragment was significantly higher in NSCLC patients with stage I/IV than that of healthy controls. (C & D) Receiver operating characteristic curves for distinguishing NSCLC patients from healthy controls.
AUC: Area under the curve.
![Figure 1. Comparison of plasma cfDNA concentration in NSCLC patients and healthy controls.(A) The concentration of LINE1-97 bp fragment was significantly higher in NSCLC patients with stage I/II and stage III/IV than that of healthy controls. (B) The concentration of LINE1-97 bp fragment was significantly higher in NSCLC patients with stage I/IV than that of healthy controls. (C & D) Receiver operating characteristic curves for distinguishing NSCLC patients from healthy controls.AUC: Area under the curve.](/cms/asset/20928c37-7b76-496b-87c4-2d58f0270e92/ilmt_a_2339697_f0001_c.jpg)
Figure 2. Comparison of plasma cfDNA concentration in NSCLC patients and healthy controls.
(A) The concentration of LINE1-266 bp fragment was significantly higher in NSCLC patients with stage I/II than that of healthy controls. (B) The concentration of LINE1-266 bp fragment was significantly higher in NSCLC patients with stage I/IV than in healthy controls. (C & D) Receiver operating characteristic curves for distinguishing NSCLC patients from healthy controls.
AUC: Area under the curve.
![Figure 2. Comparison of plasma cfDNA concentration in NSCLC patients and healthy controls.(A) The concentration of LINE1-266 bp fragment was significantly higher in NSCLC patients with stage I/II than that of healthy controls. (B) The concentration of LINE1-266 bp fragment was significantly higher in NSCLC patients with stage I/IV than in healthy controls. (C & D) Receiver operating characteristic curves for distinguishing NSCLC patients from healthy controls.AUC: Area under the curve.](/cms/asset/99bb1ff5-33f0-4686-9dc1-1d591009395b/ilmt_a_2339697_f0002_c.jpg)
Table 2. Comparison of plasma cfDNA concentration, integrity between NSCLC patients and healthy controls.
Table 3. Diagnostic value of plasma cfDNA concentration and integrity in non-small-cell lung cancer patients.
Figure 3. Comparison of plasma cfDNA integrity in NSCLC patients and healthy controls.
(A) The plasma cfDNA integrity LINE1-266/97 was significantly lower in NSCLC patients with stage I/II and stage III/IV than in healthy controls. (B) The integrity of LINE1-266/97 was significantly lower in NSCLC patients with stage I/IV than in healthy controls. (C & D) Receiver operating characteristic curves for distinguishing NSCLC patients from healthy controls.
AUC: Area under the curve.
![Figure 3. Comparison of plasma cfDNA integrity in NSCLC patients and healthy controls.(A) The plasma cfDNA integrity LINE1-266/97 was significantly lower in NSCLC patients with stage I/II and stage III/IV than in healthy controls. (B) The integrity of LINE1-266/97 was significantly lower in NSCLC patients with stage I/IV than in healthy controls. (C & D) Receiver operating characteristic curves for distinguishing NSCLC patients from healthy controls.AUC: Area under the curve.](/cms/asset/da71aa05-4f01-40e2-8c0a-fe997807ba36/ilmt_a_2339697_f0003_c.jpg)
Figure 4. Correlation between plasma cfDNA and lymph node metastasis in NSCLC patients.
(A–C) There was no significant difference in plasma cfDNA concentration and integrity between lymph node metastasis (LNM)-positive and LNM-negative patients. (D–F) Receiver operating characteristic curves for distinguishing LNM-positive patients from LNM-negative patients.
AUC: Area under the curve.
![Figure 4. Correlation between plasma cfDNA and lymph node metastasis in NSCLC patients.(A–C) There was no significant difference in plasma cfDNA concentration and integrity between lymph node metastasis (LNM)-positive and LNM-negative patients. (D–F) Receiver operating characteristic curves for distinguishing LNM-positive patients from LNM-negative patients.AUC: Area under the curve.](/cms/asset/a46daa63-3649-4867-9dc5-3bce3d74781b/ilmt_a_2339697_f0004_c.jpg)
Figure 5. Diagnostic values of combined plasma cfDNA concentration and integrity in NSCLC patients.
(A) ROC curves of LINE1-97, LINE1-266 and LINE1-266/97 for distinguishing NSCLC patients with stage I/II from healthy controls. (B) ROC curves of the combination of plasma cfDNA concentration (LINE1-97, LINE1-266) and integrity (LINE1-266/97) for distinguishing NSCLC patients with stage I/II from healthy controls.
AUC: Area under the curve.
![Figure 5. Diagnostic values of combined plasma cfDNA concentration and integrity in NSCLC patients.(A) ROC curves of LINE1-97, LINE1-266 and LINE1-266/97 for distinguishing NSCLC patients with stage I/II from healthy controls. (B) ROC curves of the combination of plasma cfDNA concentration (LINE1-97, LINE1-266) and integrity (LINE1-266/97) for distinguishing NSCLC patients with stage I/II from healthy controls.AUC: Area under the curve.](/cms/asset/0e1d5ad6-b97c-4f1a-a676-d867df9f3e58/ilmt_a_2339697_f0005_c.jpg)
Table 4. Diagnostic value of combined plasma cfDNA concentration and integrity for NSCLC patients.