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Trial reportInternational journal of clinical oncology2017

Change in carbohydrate antigen 19-9 level as a prognostic marker of overall survival in locally advanced pancreatic cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

Yi-Jun Kim, Hyeon Kang Koh, Eui Kyu Chie, Do-Youn Oh, Yung-Jue Bang, Eun Mi Nam, Kyubo Kim

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Trial report in International journal of clinical oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Yi-Jun KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, 1071 Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 07985, Republic of Korea.
Hyeon Kang KohDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eui Kyu ChieDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea. ekchie93@snu.ac.kr.
Do-Youn OhDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yung-Jue BangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eun Mi NamDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kyubo KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, 1071 Anyangcheon-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, 07985, Republic of Korea. kyubokim.ro@gmail.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the significance of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) levels for survival in locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). METHODS/PATIENTS: We retrospectively reviewed data from 97 LAPC patients treated with CCRT between 2000 and 2013. CA19-9 levels (initial and post-CCRT) and their changes [{(post-CCRT CA19-9 level - initial CA19-9 level)/(initial CA19-9 level)} × 100] were analyzed for overall survival. A cut-off point of 37 U/mL was used to analyze initial and post-CCRT CA19-9 levels. In order to define an optimal cut-off point for change in CA19-9 level, the maxstat package of R was applied.

resultsMedian overall survival was 14.7 months (95% CI 13.4-16.0), and the 2-year survival rate was 16.5%. The estimated optimal cut-off point of CA19-9 level change was 94.4%. On univariate analyses, CA19-9 level change between initial and post-CCRT was significantly correlated with overall survival (median survival time 9.7 vs 16.3 months, p < 0.001). Multivariate analyses confirmed that CA19-9 level change from initial to post-CCRT was the only prognostic factor (p < 0.001).

conclusionsChange in CA19-9 level between initial and post-CCRT was a significant prognostic marker for overall survival in LAPC treated with CCRT. A CA19-9 level increase >94.4% might serve as a surrogate marker for poor survival in patients with LAPC undergoing CCRT, and the prognostic power surpassed other CA19-9 variables including initial and post-CCRT values.

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AdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCA-19-9 AntigenChemoradiotherapyFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBiomarkers, TumorCA-19-9 AntigenCA19-9Concurrent chemoradiotherapyLocally advanced pancreatic cancer

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