Review Article

Biomarkers as Predictors of Recurrence following Curative Resection for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Review

Table 2

Summary of original articles on biomarkers for predicting PDA recurrence following curative resection.

AuthorYearBiomarkerCut-off level (U/mL)Follow-up (months)Recurrence (%)Survival
Disease-free (months)Overall median (months)Overall 5-year (%)

Sugiura et al. [7]2012CA 19-9100NR73.3112527.2
Kang et al. [8]2007Adjusted
CA 19-9
50126922.639.6 (mean)16.4
Tian et al. [9] 1992CA 19-937NR54.5NR8.7a (mean)NR
Hata et al. [10]2012CA 19-937NR70NR1620.3
Hernandez et al. [11] 2009CA 19-9  
Velocity
NR41 80.2712NR
Kelly et al. [12]2009CTCRT-PCR positive10.3NRNRNRNR
Mataki et al. [13]2004CTCsRT-PCR positive4935bNRNRNR
Garcea et al. [14]2011NLR5NRNR2735NR
Oshima et al. [15]2013P16/CDKN2A
TP53
SMAD4/DPC4
Presence/loss
Normal/abnormal
Presence/loss
NR78.1NR22.117.5
Nagai et al. [16]2009MetastinPresent/absent18.562.3NRNRNR
Foo et al. [17]2013PTENRetained/loss40.788.2c12.1 ± 1.925.2 ± 3.0NR
Bachet et al. [18]2012CXCR4Low/high5465.214.530NR
Niedergethmann et al. [19]2004CTSBGrades 0 + 1 versus grades 2 + 33658.6NR16NR
Niedergethmann et al. [20] 2002VEGFGrades 0 + 1 versus grades 2 + 33158.6NR16NR
Jamieson et al. [21]2012miR-21
miR-34a
High
Low
23.9
23.9
77
77
NR
NR
16.5
13.4
NR
NR

Among cases with failed CA 19-9 normalization.
Among patients with pancreatic cancer.
Among cases with loss of PTEN.
U/mL, unit/milliliter; NR, not reported; CA 19-9, carbohydrate antigen 19-9; CTCs, circulating tumor cells; RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; NLR, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio; PTEN, phosphatase and tensin; CXCR4, CX chemokine receptor 4; CTSB, Cathepsin B.