Hasan Syed, Jacob Rojymon, Manne Upender, Paluri Ravi
University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
Oncol Rev. 2019 Feb 1;13(1):410. doi: 10.4081/oncol.2019.410. eCollection 2019 Jan 14.
Biomarkers play an essential role in the management of patients with invasive cancers. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDC) associated with poor prognosis due to advanced presentation and limited therapeutic options. This is further complicated by absence of validated screening and predictive biomarkers for early diagnosis and precision treatments respectively. There is emerging data on biomarkers in pancreatic cancer in past two decades. So far, the CA 19-9 remains the only approved biomarker for diagnosis and response assessment but limited by low sensitivity and specificity. In this article, we aim to review current and future biomarkers that has potential serve as critical tools for early diagnostic, predictive and prognostic indications in pancreatic cancer.
生物标志物在侵袭性癌症患者的管理中起着至关重要的作用。胰腺导管腺癌(PDC)由于就诊时病情已进展且治疗选择有限,预后较差。由于分别缺乏用于早期诊断和精准治疗的经过验证的筛查和预测生物标志物,情况变得更加复杂。在过去二十年中,关于胰腺癌生物标志物有了新的数据。到目前为止,CA 19-9仍然是唯一被批准用于诊断和反应评估的生物标志物,但受低敏感性和特异性的限制。在本文中,我们旨在综述当前和未来的生物标志物,这些生物标志物有可能成为胰腺癌早期诊断、预测和预后指征的关键工具。