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CA19-9 serum levels predict micrometastases in patients with gastric cancer

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Survival of patients with T1 N0 (A), T2 N0 (B), T3 N0 (C) and T4 N0 (D)  gastric cancer according to their positive and negative Ca19-9 serum levels around the cut-off of 3.5 IU/ml.
Survival of patients with T1 N0 (A), T2 N0 (B), T3 N0 (C) and T4 N0 (D) gastric cancer according to their positive and negative Ca19-9 serum levels around the cut-off of 3.5 IU/ml.

Survival of patients with T2 to T4 N0 gastric cancer according to their positive and negative Ca19-9 serum levels around the cut-off of 3.5 IU/ml.
Survival of patients with T2 to T4 N0 gastric cancer according to their positive and negative Ca19-9 serum levels around the cut-off of 3.5 IU/ml.

Median survival rates of patients with T1 to T4 N0 tumours according to their positive and negative Ca19-9 serum levels around the cut-off of 3.5 IU/ml

Tumour stageCa19-9 cut-offMedian survival (months ± SD
T1N0Negative121 ± 15.7
  Positive126 ± 12.2
T2N0Negative121 ± 13.9
  Positive89 ± 13.1
T3N0Negative103 ± 18
  Positive65 ± 12.4
T4N0Negative47 ± 18.9
  Positive18 ± 2.2

Patient demographic and tumor characteristics according to their positive and negative Ca19-9 serum levels around the cut-off of 3.5 IU/ml

CharacteristicCa19-9 negativeCa19-9 positive
Gender [male (%)]6357
Age (years ± SD)64 ± 12.264 ± 11.9
ASA (%)    
I41.837.1
II37.337.1
III20.925.7
Lymphadenectomy (%)    
D119.223.9
D280.876.1
Tumou r site (%)    
Lesser curvature33.338.6
Greater curvature38.940.4
Anterior wall25.015.8
Posterior wall1.42.6
Circumferential1.42.6
Differentiation (%)    
Well27.421.0
Moderate25.833.0
Poor46.846.0
Lauren (%)    
Intestinal63.947.2
Diffuse19.731.5
Mixed16.421.3
Lymphangial invasion [yes (%)]52.954.7
Vascular invasion[yes (%)]7.311.1
Perineural invasion[yes (%)]15.714.4
T stage (%)    
131.543.8
238.428.9
326.018.4
44.18.8
UICC (%)    
Ia31.545.6
Ib38.428.9
IIa26.016.7
IIb1.45.3
IIIb2.73.5
Tumour diameter (mm ± SD)52 ± 33.850 ± 32.4
Number of extractedlymph nodes (n ± SD)21 ± 11.220 ± 10.7

Results of the multivariate regression model analysis

FactorHazard ratio95% confidence intervalp
LowerUpper
    Perineural invasion1.3370.6122.921NS
    Tumour site1.1510.8811.502NS
    T stage1.7551.3212.330< 0.0001
    Extracted lymph nodes0.9720.9480.9970.026
    Preoperative Ca19-9 serum level11.0001.001NS
    Ca19-9 cut-off (3.5 IU/ml)1.0450.5282.068NS
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Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Radiology, Internal Medicine, Haematology, Oncology