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- Title
Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin, carbohydrate antigen 19-9, cancer antigen 125, and carcinoembryonic antigen as prognostic and predictive biological markers in bladder cancer.
- Authors
Yuk, Hyeong Dong; Han, Jang Hee; Jeong, Seung-Hwan; Jeong, Chang Wook; Kwak, Cheol; Ku, Ja Hyeon
- Abstract
Introduction: We evaluated the prognostic potential of the Beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG), Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), Cancer Antigen 125 (CA125), and Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) tumor markers for bladder cancer. Methods: We analyzed the records of 369 patients who underwent radical cystectomy for urothelial cancer (UC) between October 2012 until December 2019. Levels of CA19-9, CA125, CEA, and β-hCG before radical cystectomy were measured in all patient samples, and serum biomarker cutoff values were used as normal and elevated values. Results and discussion: The proportion of abnormal β-hCG (P<0.001), CA19-9 (P<0.001), and CA125 (P=0.033) was significantly higher in locally advanced bladder UC than in organ-confined bladder UC. In patients with preoperative β-hCG and CA125 abnormality, there was poor prognosis of recurrence-free survival (RFS)(P=0.003, P=0.042) and overall survival (OS) (P=0.003, P=0.002). Using the Cox multivariate regression analysis, both β-hCG (HR: 3.88, 95% CI: 1.43–10.25) and CA125 (HR: 6.21, 95% CI: 1.34–32.16) were found to be significant independent factors for predicting OS and RFS. In addition, patients with a high number of increased tumor markers showed significantly worse OS ((P<0.001) and RFS (P=0.002) than patients with a low number of increased tumor markers. In conclusion, serum β-hCG and CA125 levels could potentially be used for UC prognosis in patients undergoing radical cystectomy. To assess their usefulness in evaluating long-term recurrence and survival, further treatment responses and large-scale additional studies are needed.
- Subjects
BIOMARKERS; CARCINOEMBRYONIC antigen; TUMOR markers; TUMOR antigens; TRANSITIONAL cell carcinoma
- Publication
Frontiers in Oncology, 2025, p1
- ISSN
2234-943X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3389/fonc.2024.1479988