CA19-9 capability as predictor of pancreatic cancer resectability in a Spanish cohort

Autor: Agueda Iglesias-Gómez, María Francisco, Emma Martínez Moneo, Luis Bujanda, Marta García-Cougil, Mario Rodríguez-López, Lourdes Ruiz-Rebollo, E Iyo, Emilio Garabitos, Maider Martos, Mario Montes, Marta Herreros-Villanueva, Ibon Martínez-Arranz, Joaquín Cubiella, Enrique de Madaria
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Molecular Biology Reports. 47:1583-1588
ISSN: 1573-4978
0301-4851
Popis: CA19-9 serum has been suggested as a marker of unresectability but different cut-off levels have been published. A cut-off of 500 U/ml is currently considered in an international consensus as biological criteria of borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. To evaluate whether serum CA19-9 threshold of 500 U/ml could be adequate predictor of resectability in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Multicenter, observational, prospective study performed in Spain including 203 patients diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. 43 (21.2%) cases were resectable and 160 (78.8%) unresectable. Among the 176 preoperative CA19-9 available values, 98 (58.3%) were ≤ 500 U/ml and 73 (42.7%) > 500 U/ml. Resectability rate in those patients with CA19-9 ≤ 500 U/ml was 60% while it was found to be 18% when CA19-9 > 500 U/ml. Statistical model to predict resectability based on CA19-9 provide an AUC of 0.6618 (95% CI 0.53–0.83) when only CA19-9 values > 500 U/ml are studied. Serum levels of CA19-9 higher than 500 U/ml are indicative of unresectable disease, however reduced sensitivity and specificity lead to a limited clinical applicability for resectability.
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