Novel Predictive Strategy Using CA19-9 and Fecal Elastase Levels to Make Treatment Decisions for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Study

<b>Background</b>: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) is used as a marker to predict recurrence and survival of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Recently, fecal elastase-1 (FE-1) has been shown to correlate with prognosis in patients with PDAC. <b>Method</b...

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Main Authors: Hyung Sun Kim, Woojin Kim, Won-Gun Yun, Hye-Sol Jung, Youngmin Han, Mirang Lee, Wooil Kwon, Jin-Young Jang, Joon Seong Park
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Woojin Kim
Won-Gun Yun
Hye-Sol Jung
Youngmin Han
Mirang Lee
Wooil Kwon
Jin-Young Jang
Joon Seong Park
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Jin-Young Jang
Joon Seong Park
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description <b>Background</b>: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) is used as a marker to predict recurrence and survival of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Recently, fecal elastase-1 (FE-1) has been shown to correlate with prognosis in patients with PDAC. <b>Method</b>: A total of 536 patients who underwent curative intent surgery between 2010 and 2019 were included in the study. The cutoff points of preoperative CA19-9 and FE-1 levels were extracted from the Youden index and previous studies. Cox proportional hazard models were used to investigate the association between preoperative tumor marker levels and survival after surgery. <b>Results</b>: Patients with CA19-9 ≥ 385 had more advanced T-/N-stages and lower survival rates compared to those with CA19-9 < 385. Multivariate Cox analyses demonstrated that combining preoperative tumor markers was associated with worse 3-year overall survival (both CA19-9 and FE-1 low, HR = 1.41, <i>p</i> = 0.044; both high, HR = 1.44, <i>p</i> = 0.047; CA19-9 high and FE-1 low, HR = 2.00, <i>p</i> < 0.001; and <i>p</i> for trend < 0.001). The same trend was confirmed in the analysis with recurrence-free survival. <b>Conclusions:</b> This study presents a new predictive strategy using combined CA19-9 and FE-1 levels to determine the treatment for resectable pancreatic cancer.
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spelling doaj-art-125a141282ce4e38a74869295aabfc032025-01-24T13:23:53ZengMDPI AGBiomedicines2227-90592024-12-011316210.3390/biomedicines13010062Novel Predictive Strategy Using CA19-9 and Fecal Elastase Levels to Make Treatment Decisions for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective StudyHyung Sun Kim0Woojin Kim1Won-Gun Yun2Hye-Sol Jung3Youngmin Han4Mirang Lee5Wooil Kwon6Jin-Young Jang7Joon Seong Park8Pancreatobiliary Cancer Clinic, Department of Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Republic of Korea<b>Background</b>: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) is used as a marker to predict recurrence and survival of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Recently, fecal elastase-1 (FE-1) has been shown to correlate with prognosis in patients with PDAC. <b>Method</b>: A total of 536 patients who underwent curative intent surgery between 2010 and 2019 were included in the study. The cutoff points of preoperative CA19-9 and FE-1 levels were extracted from the Youden index and previous studies. Cox proportional hazard models were used to investigate the association between preoperative tumor marker levels and survival after surgery. <b>Results</b>: Patients with CA19-9 ≥ 385 had more advanced T-/N-stages and lower survival rates compared to those with CA19-9 < 385. Multivariate Cox analyses demonstrated that combining preoperative tumor markers was associated with worse 3-year overall survival (both CA19-9 and FE-1 low, HR = 1.41, <i>p</i> = 0.044; both high, HR = 1.44, <i>p</i> = 0.047; CA19-9 high and FE-1 low, HR = 2.00, <i>p</i> < 0.001; and <i>p</i> for trend < 0.001). The same trend was confirmed in the analysis with recurrence-free survival. <b>Conclusions:</b> This study presents a new predictive strategy using combined CA19-9 and FE-1 levels to determine the treatment for resectable pancreatic cancer.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13/1/62resectable pancreatic cancerCA19-9fecal elastase-1preoperative tumor markercutoff value
spellingShingle Hyung Sun Kim
Woojin Kim
Won-Gun Yun
Hye-Sol Jung
Youngmin Han
Mirang Lee
Wooil Kwon
Jin-Young Jang
Joon Seong Park
Novel Predictive Strategy Using CA19-9 and Fecal Elastase Levels to Make Treatment Decisions for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Study
Biomedicines
resectable pancreatic cancer
CA19-9
fecal elastase-1
preoperative tumor marker
cutoff value
title Novel Predictive Strategy Using CA19-9 and Fecal Elastase Levels to Make Treatment Decisions for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Study
title_full Novel Predictive Strategy Using CA19-9 and Fecal Elastase Levels to Make Treatment Decisions for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Study
title_fullStr Novel Predictive Strategy Using CA19-9 and Fecal Elastase Levels to Make Treatment Decisions for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Study
title_full_unstemmed Novel Predictive Strategy Using CA19-9 and Fecal Elastase Levels to Make Treatment Decisions for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Study
title_short Novel Predictive Strategy Using CA19-9 and Fecal Elastase Levels to Make Treatment Decisions for Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: A Retrospective Study
title_sort novel predictive strategy using ca19 9 and fecal elastase levels to make treatment decisions for resectable pancreatic cancer a retrospective study
topic resectable pancreatic cancer
CA19-9
fecal elastase-1
preoperative tumor marker
cutoff value
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13/1/62
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