From: Cathepsin-S degraded decorin are elevated in fibrotic lung disorders – development and biological validation of a new serum biomarker
Cut-off value (ng/mL)
Sensitivity
Specificity
AUROC (95% CI)
p-value
NSCLC vs. healthy controls
21.5
90.0
100.0
0.96 (0.90–0.99)
<0.0001
IPF vs. healthy controls
8.9
62.9
82.7
0.77 (0.71–0.83)