Methods of diagnosing, monitoring, or treating gastric
cancer (e.g.,
early gastric cancer) in a patient are accomplished by detecting the expression levels of
RNA biomarkers (e.g.,
microRNA biomarkers) in a biological sample. Such
RNA biomarkers include, for example, miR-21-3p, miR-21-5p, miR-215-5p, miR-335-3p, miR-27a-3p, miR-95-3p, miR-181b-5p, miR- 431-5p, miR-1246. miR-192-3p. miR-196a-5p, miR-183-5p, and miR-135b-5p. The
RNA biomarkers can be
cell-free miRNA, exosomal miRNA, or a combination thereof, such as
cell-free miR-21-3p,
cell-free miR-21-5p, cell-free miR-215-5p, cell-free miR-335-3p, cell-free miR- 27a-3p, cell-free miR-95-3p, cell-free miR-181b-5p, cell-free miR-431-5p, exosomal miR-21- 3p, exosomal miR-21-5p, exosomal miR-1246, exosomal miR-192-3p, exosomal miR-215-5p, exosomal miR-27a-3p, exosomal miR-95-3p, exosomal miR-196a-5p, exosomal miR-183-5p, and exosomal miR-135b-5p.