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The absolute value of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) pretreatment and its reduction after chemotherapy are established prognostic variables for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. The present study is a retrospective monoinstitutional evaluation of the prognostic role of the CA19-9 reduction and some CA19-9-related tumor kinetics parameters, such as tumor growth rate constant (G), kinetic tumor response and log ratio. Forty-one cases met the selection criteria. After 8 weeks only G reported an inverse relationship with OS (r = −0.494) that was confirmed by regression analysis (R 2 = 0.192). G after 8 weeks of chemotherapy appears as a possible surrogate end point of overall survival.
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Colloca, G., Venturino, A. & Guarneri, D. CA19-9-related tumor kinetics after first-line chemotherapy of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer: a monoinstitutional experience. Med Oncol 33, 103 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-016-0817-x
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