“…Hence, lung cancer patients are frequently diagnosed at advanced stages, resulting in low survival rates. Early diagnosis of lung cancer significantly enhances cure rates, − reduces incidence, and prolongs patient survival. − Human Neutrophil Elastase (HNE) is a typical serine protease , that cleaves extracellular matrix components in NSCLC, accelerating lung tumor growth and promoting cancer development, thus serving as an early biomarker for NSCLC. , Calpain-2 (CAPN2), a major cysteine protease in the calcium-mediated calpain family, , plays a crucial role in tumor angiogenesis and cell migration, that overexpression of CAPN2 contributes to tumor growth in NSCLC. − Several methods for detecting HNE and CAPN2, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, electrochemical sensors, and polymerase chain reaction, have been reported, − but limited by complexity, time consumption, and high costs. − Due to the potential for misdiagnosis when only one biomarker is tested in the early stages of lung cancer, the development of simultaneous detection for two lung cancer biomarkers (CAPN2 and HNE) can significantly enhance the accuracy of early lung cancer diagnosis.…”