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Clinical evaluation of carcinoembryonic and carbohydrate antigens as cancer biomarkers to monitor palliative chemotherapy in advanced stage gastric cancer.
Current Problems in Cancer 2018 August 26
BACKGROUND: Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen (CA)-125, CA19-9, and CA72-4 are often found modulated parameters in gastric cancer.
OBJECTIVE: Our present study is focused to evaluate the synchronization of these biomarkers in response to palliative chemotherapy.
METHOD: A retrospective study was conducted on 216 gastric cancer patients undergoing first-line cisplatin chemotherapy along with antiangiogenic regimen. Blood samples were taken and analyzed biochemically and statistically.
RESULTS: Progression occurred in 78 of 216 patients and the median progression-free survival (PFS) was 5 months. For serum CEA, the median PFS was 4 versus 7 months for elevated and normal groups respectively (P = 0.01). The median PFS for normal and elevated CA19-9 and CA72-4 was 6 vs 4 months respectively (P = 0.001). In the multivariate Cox regression model, elevated pretreatment level of CEA, CA19-9, and distant metastases were independent factors associated with increased risk of progression (P = 0.021, P = 0.000, P = 0.006, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS: Conclusively, elevated pretreatment level of CEA and CA19-9 is correlated with high risk of progression and worse prognosis. Moreover, an additional antiangiogenic therapy is more effective in decreasing cancer biomarker level after palliative chemotherapy that may be correlated with therapeutic triumph.
OBJECTIVE: Our present study is focused to evaluate the synchronization of these biomarkers in response to palliative chemotherapy.
METHOD: A retrospective study was conducted on 216 gastric cancer patients undergoing first-line cisplatin chemotherapy along with antiangiogenic regimen. Blood samples were taken and analyzed biochemically and statistically.
RESULTS: Progression occurred in 78 of 216 patients and the median progression-free survival (PFS) was 5 months. For serum CEA, the median PFS was 4 versus 7 months for elevated and normal groups respectively (P = 0.01). The median PFS for normal and elevated CA19-9 and CA72-4 was 6 vs 4 months respectively (P = 0.001). In the multivariate Cox regression model, elevated pretreatment level of CEA, CA19-9, and distant metastases were independent factors associated with increased risk of progression (P = 0.021, P = 0.000, P = 0.006, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS: Conclusively, elevated pretreatment level of CEA and CA19-9 is correlated with high risk of progression and worse prognosis. Moreover, an additional antiangiogenic therapy is more effective in decreasing cancer biomarker level after palliative chemotherapy that may be correlated with therapeutic triumph.
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