Urine-Based Noninvasive Detection of Prostate Cancer Using Human Olfactory Receptor-Embedded Nanodiscs

= 73) to establish baseline sensor responsiveness. Subsequently, to ensure diagnostic robustness, machine learning classifiers were developed and cross-validated using an expanded data set of 290 samples, achieving an accuracy of 0.890 and an AUC of 0.964. Analysis of the full receptor data set revealed distinct response patterns, and statistical screening with correlation filtering identified OR2W1, OR51E1, and OR51E2 as the most informative features. Using these selected receptors, a random forest classifier achieved an accuracy of 0.890 and an AUC of 0.964, demonstrating high sensitivity and specificity. OR response patterns showed a closer association with Gleason score than with serum PSA levels, indicating that urinary VOC signatures capture tumor-related metabolic information complementary to conventional biomarkers. These results demonstrate that an OR-ND sensor array coupled with machine learning enables accurate and noninvasive detection and classification of PCa from urine samples. Our study provides a modular framework extensible to other VOC-associated diseases.

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ACS Sensors
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2026-04-28
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.6c00794
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Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
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Urine-Based Noninvasive Detection of Prostate Cancer Using Human Olfactory Receptor-Embedded Nanodiscs

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Urine-Based Noninvasive Detection of Prostate Cancer Using Human Olfactory Receptor-Embedded Nanodiscs

Sungun Bang, Yerin Kim, Y. Ahn, Jin Yoo, Tai Hyun Park, Kyo Chul Koo, Ku Kang
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= 73) to establish baseline sensor responsiveness. Subsequently, to ensure diagnostic robustness, machine learning classifiers were developed and cross-validated using an expanded data set of 290 samples, achieving an accuracy of 0.890 and an AUC of 0.964. Analysis of the full receptor data set revealed distinct response patterns, and statistical screening with correlation filtering identified OR2W1, OR51E1, and OR51E2 as the most informative features. Using these selected receptors, a random forest classifier achieved an accuracy of 0.890 and an AUC of 0.964, demonstrating high sensitivity and specificity. OR response patterns showed a closer association with Gleason score than with serum PSA levels, indicating that urinary VOC signatures capture tumor-related metabolic information complementary to conventional biomarkers. These results demonstrate that an OR-ND sensor array coupled with machine learning enables accurate and noninvasive detection and classification of PCa from urine samples. Our study provides a modular framework extensible to other VOC-associated diseases.

ACS Sensors
Seoul National University (KR), Yonsei University (KR), Severance Hospital (KR), Ewha Womans University Medical Center (KR), Gangnam Severance Hospital (KR), Defence Institute of Psychological Research (IN)
Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology Planning and Advancement, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, National Research Foundation of Korea
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