The impact of perioperative CA19-9 change on the survival and recurrence patterns after adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in resectable extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Byoung Hyuck Kim, Eunji Kim, Kyubo Kim, Jin Young Jang, Sun Whe Kim, Do Youn Oh, Eui Kyu Chie

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

15 Scopus citations

Abstract

Backgrounds: Perioperative CA19-9 value in pancreato-biliary cancers has been recognized as a prognostic factor. Herein, we investigated survival differences and recurrence patterns after adjuvant chemoradiotherapy by perioperative CA19-9 change in surgically resected extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Methods: Patients were divided into those with preoperative normal CA19-9 (Group 1, n = 52), those with high preoperative and normalized postoperative CA19-9 (Group 2, n = 80), and those with both high pre- and postoperative CA19-9 (Group 3, n = 21). Results: Depending on the group defined above, the 5-year overall survival (OS) (59.6%, 38.7%, and 9.5%, P < 0.001) and disease-free survival (55.8%, 31.2%, and 9.5%, P < 0.001) between the three groups differed. On multivariable analysis in patients other than group 1, poor prognosticators for OS were high postoperative CA19-9 (HR 2.26, P = 0.008) and N1 disease (HR 2.33, P = 0.001). Group 3, compared with group 2, showed higher distant metastasis rate, shorter disease-free interval, and higher CA19-9 at the time of recurrence. Conclusions: Survival and recurrence patterns after adjuvant chemoradiotherapy are significantly affected by perioperative CA19-9 change. This may have important implications in patient selection for adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and clinical trial design.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)380-388
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Surgical Oncology
Volume117
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2018

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords

  • CA19-9
  • adjuvant chemoradiotherapy
  • extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The impact of perioperative CA19-9 change on the survival and recurrence patterns after adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in resectable extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this