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CSF GDF15 excellently discriminated LUAD LM from Non\u2010LM (AUC 0.959 and 0.912) and neurological controls (AUC 0.975 and 0.929) in 2 independent cohorts. CSF GDF15 levels effectively distinguished LUAD LM from parenchymal brain metastasis (AUC 0.954) and primary intracranial solid tumors (AUC 0.950). High CSF GDF15 levels were associated with shorter overall survival in LUAD LM patients. CSF CEACAM6 similarly differentiated LUAD LM from parenchymal brain metastasis (AUC 0.956) and primary intracranial solid tumors (AUC 0.970). In the BC cohort, GDF15 (AUC 0.899) and CEACAM6 (AUC 0.869) both performed well in distinguishing LM from Non\u2010LM. The combination of GDF15 and CEACAM6 outperformed either biomarker alone in diagnosis of LUAD LM and BC LM.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Interpretation<\/jats:title>\n CSF GDF15 is a high\u2010performance diagnostic biomarker for LUAD LM and BC LM. 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