Prognostic Value of Preoperative Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen for Overall Survival and Recurrence-Free Survival in Resectable Thymic Epithelial Tumors.
Technol Cancer Res Treat
; 21: 15330338221119340, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Tumor markers have been shown to be closely related to the long-term survival of patients with cancer and the recurrence of various malignant tumors. However, their role in thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) remains to be elucidated. We aimed to investigate whether the preoperative tumor biomarkers carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) could serve as independent predictors of postoperative prognosis in patients with TETs. Materials andMethods:
We retrospectively included a total of 111 patients with TETs who underwent thymectomy at our hospital. Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate the statistical significance of CEA and NSE as independent predictors of overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS). Kaplan-Meier curves were used to present the results of our survival analyses.Results:
Cox regression analysis showed that T stage, World Health Organization (WHO) histologic type, tumor size, and CEA levels served as independent prognostic factors for OS (P < .05). Whereas for RFS, multivariate analysis showed that only T stage, WHO histologic type, and drinking history were independently associated with it (P < .05).Conclusion:
Our study found that preoperative serum CEA levels and tumor size may be strong predictors of postoperative OS in patients with TETs.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carcinoembryonic Antigen
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Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Technol Cancer Res Treat
Journal subject:
NEOPLASIAS
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TERAPEUTICA
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China