Abstract
BackgroundWe sought to investigate the efficacy of serum D-dimer, fibrinogen, and CA19-9 for postoperative monitoring and prediction of survival in patients with resectable pancreatic carcinoma (PC).MethodsOne hundred and nineteen patients with resectable PC were enrolled. Serum D-dimer, fibrinogen, and CA19-9 values were analyzed before surgery and at the stages of relapse-free and progression disease.ResultsD-dimer, fibrinogen, and CA19-9 were significantly higher at the active stage of PC than those at the relapse-free stage [1059.2 (1690.1) ng/ml vs 485.18 (289.84) ng/ml, (3.71 ± 0.83) g/l vs (2.75 ± 0.52) g/l, 207.2 (681.8) U/ml vs 24.5 (30) U/ml, respectively, p < 0.01]. Patients with elevated preoperative D-dimer had significantly shorter overall survival (18.9 ± 1.9 months vs 29.2 ± 2.6 months, p < 0.01) and progression-free survival (10.6 ± 1.2 months vs 20.4 ± 2.4 months, p < 0.01) than did those with low D-dimer. The correlation between CA19-9 values and survival depended on the threshold value of CA19-9: when the threshold value was 37 U/ml, there was no correlation between CA19-9 and survival; when the threshold value was 253.8 U/ml (median CA19-9 for the enrolled patients), patients with elevated preoperative CA19-9 had significantly shorter overall survival (19.9 ± 2. 1 months vs 29.0 ± 2. 7 months) and progression-free survival (11.5 ± 1.5 months vs 21.0 ± 2. 6 months) than did the patients with low CA19-9 (p < 0.01); when the threshold value was 1000 U/ml, the overall survival was 15.5 ± 2.3 months vs 28.0 ± 2.0 months and the progression-free survival 8.9 ± 1.9 months vs 19.1 ± 1.9 months (p < 0.01). There was no correlation between fibrinogen and overall survival (25.8 ± 2.1 months vs 21.2 ± 2.9 months; p = 0.096) and progression-free survival (17.8 ± 2.1 months vs 12.7 ± 1.7 months; p = 0.168).ConclusionsFor postoperative monitoring of patients with resectable PC, D-dimer, fibrinogen, and CA19-9 may be used as markers for monitoring disease relapse, but only preoperative D-dimer could predict survival.
Highlights
We sought to investigate the efficacy of serum D-dimer, fibrinogen, and CA19-9 for postoperative monitoring and prediction of survival in patients with resectable pancreatic carcinoma (PC)
We investigated whether serum D-dimer, fibrinogen, and CA19-9 are reliable markers for postoperative monitoring and prediction of patient survival for resectable PC
A Chi-squared test showed that CA19-9 was a more sensitive marker for PC than D-dimer or fibrinogen (χ2 = 37.46 and 64.36, respectively, p < 0.01)
Summary
We sought to investigate the efficacy of serum D-dimer, fibrinogen, and CA19-9 for postoperative monitoring and prediction of survival in patients with resectable pancreatic carcinoma (PC). Radical surgery is the most effective therapy for resectable PC, but postoperative recurrence or metastatic disease are barriers to prolonged survival. Better markers for post-resection disease monitoring are needed and are being investigated [3,4,5,6,7]. Abnormalities in the coagulation/fibrinolytic system, especially plasma D-dimer and fibrinogen, have been identified in cancer patients. D-dimer has been reported to be a marker of various cancers [8,9,10]. We investigated whether serum D-dimer, fibrinogen, and CA19-9 are reliable markers for postoperative monitoring and prediction of patient survival for resectable PC
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