In:
Oncology, S. Karger AG, Vol. 75, No. 1-2 ( 2008), p. 120-126
Abstract:
〈 i 〉 Background: 〈 /i 〉 The CA 19-9 decline 8 weeks after gemcitabine administration has been shown to be a useful prognosticator of survival in patients with pancreatic cancer. We assessed the prognostic value of changes in CA 19-9 levels 4 weeks after treatment initiation on overall survival (OS) and time to progression (TTP). 〈 i 〉 Methods: 〈 /i 〉 We evaluated 72 patients who received gemcitabine for advanced pancreatic cancer. The serum CA 19-9 level was measured routinely at baseline (CA 19-9_Pre) and after the first (4 weeks; CA 19-9_A1) and second (8 weeks; CA 19-9_A2) courses. CA 19-9 responses were categorized into quartiles using the proportional change in CA 19-9. 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 The rates of decrease in CA 19-9_A1 and CA 19-9_A2 were strongly correlated with each other (r = 0.8981, p 〈 0.0001). Multivariate analysis revealed that an early CA 19-9 response was prognostic of OS and TTP in addition to CA 19-9_Pre and performance status. Compared with the first quartile of an early CA 19-9 response, hazard ratios for the second, third and fourth quartiles were 0.91 (95% confidence interval, CI, 0.59–1.34), 0.71 (95% CI, 0.45–1.08), and 0.63 (95% CI, 0.41–0.94) for TTP, respectively (p for trend = 0.002), and 0.98 (95% CI, 0.61–1.49), 0.68 (95% CI, 0.40–1.08) and 0.79 (95% CI, 0.50–1.21) for OS (p for trend = 0.036). 〈 i 〉 Conclusion: 〈 /i 〉 CA 19-9 response after the first course of gemcitabine was a prognosticator of OS and TTP in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0030-2414
,
1423-0232
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2008
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