Yang Liang, Chen Xin, Li Yue, Yang Jun, Tang Li
Department of Echocardiography, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001;
Exp Ther Med. 2012 Aug;4(2):243-248. doi: 10.3892/etm.2012.570. Epub 2010 May 10.
The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical value of serum cytokeratin 19 fragment (CYFRA21-1) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in the prediction of chemotherapy response and prognosis in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Serum CYFRA21-1 and CEA levels of 98 patients with advanced NSCLC were measured using immunoradiometric kits prior to and after 2 cycles of chemotherapy. After 2 cycles of chemotherapy, 45 patients achieved a radiological objective response (OR), 30 patients achieved stable disease (SD) and 23 patients had progressive disease (PD). Serum CYFRA21-1 and CEA were significantly decreased compared to baseline levels (P<0.001). By ROC curve analysis, a ≥60% reduction in CYFRA21-1 and a ≥25% reduction in CEA were the optimal cut-off levels with best sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of radiologic OR. The median survival of all patients was 10.2 months (range 2.6-26.3). Univariate survival analysis showed that the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) score, radiologic OR, a ≥60% reduction in CYFRA21-1 and a ≥25% reduction in CEA were significant prognostic factors for better overall survival. The median overall survival time in patients with a ≥60% reduction in CYFRA21-1 was significantly longer than in those with a <60% reduction (P<0.001). Similarly, the median overall survival time in patients with a ≥25% reduction in CEA was also significantly longer than in those with a <25% reduction (P<0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that ECOG PS score, a ≥60% reduction in CYFRA21-1 and a ≥25% reduction in CEA were independent prognostic factors of survival, while radiologic OR was not. In conclusion, a ≥60% reduction in CYFRA21-1 and a ≥25% reduction in CEA may be reliable surrogate markers for the prediction of chemothrapy response and prognosis, especially for the diagnosis of radiologic OR.
本研究旨在探讨血清细胞角蛋白19片段(CYFRA21-1)和癌胚抗原(CEA)在预测晚期非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)患者化疗反应及预后方面的临床价值。采用免疫放射分析试剂盒检测98例晚期NSCLC患者化疗2周期前后血清CYFRA21-1和CEA水平。化疗2周期后,45例患者达到影像学客观缓解(OR),30例患者疾病稳定(SD),23例患者疾病进展(PD)。与基线水平相比,血清CYFRA21-1和CEA显著降低(P<0.001)。通过ROC曲线分析,CYFRA21-1降低≥60%和CEA降低≥25%是诊断影像学OR的具有最佳敏感性和特异性的最佳截断水平。所有患者的中位生存期为10.2个月(范围2.6 - 26.3个月)。单因素生存分析显示,东部肿瘤协作组(ECOG)体能状态(PS)评分、影像学OR、CYFRA21-1降低≥60%和CEA降低≥25%是总体生存较好的显著预后因素。CYFRA21-1降低≥60%的患者中位总生存时间显著长于降低<60%的患者(P<0.001)。同样,CEA降低≥25%的患者中位总生存时间也显著长于降低<25%的患者(P<0.001)。多因素分析显示,ECOG PS评分、CYFRA21-1降低≥60%和CEA降低≥25%是生存的独立预后因素,而影像学OR不是。总之,CYFRA21-1降低≥60%和CEA降低≥25%可能是预测化疗反应和预后的可靠替代标志物,尤其是用于诊断影像学OR。