Circulating Chromogranin A Is Associated With Disease Extent, Progression, and Recurrence in Patients With Nonfunctioning Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor.
Nicholas J Zyromski, Kyle A Lewellen, Thomas K Maatman, Sean P McGuire
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Abstract
Objectives: Nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NF-PNETs) are rare tumors with heterogeneous biology. Radiology and serum biomarkers are used for postresection surveillance; however, no universally established protocol exists. Serum chromogranin A (CgA) concentration is elevated in NF-PNET and generally correlates with burden of disease; many CgA studies include mixed gastrointestinal and pancreatic populations. We sought to review the NF-PNET literature with focus on postresection surveillance and hypothesized that CgA is useful for surveillance after NF-PNET resection.
Materials and methods: Comprehensive English literature review by PICO criteria (P, human NF-PNET patients; I, pancreatectomy; C, none; O, CgA correlation with disease recurrence).
Results: Four studies yielded granular data for resected NF-PNET patients. From 333 patients, 113 recurred and 110 (97%) had elevated CgA. Additional 7 studies with mixed gastro-entero-pancreatic NET included 269 NF-PNET patients. In these patients, CgA uniformly predicted disease extent.
Conclusions: Serum CgA correlates with disease extent in NF-PNET and is useful for surveillance after resection of NF-PNET.
期刊介绍:
Pancreas provides a central forum for communication of original works involving both basic and clinical research on the exocrine and endocrine pancreas and their interrelationships and consequences in disease states. This multidisciplinary, international journal covers the whole spectrum of basic sciences, etiology, prevention, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and surgical and medical management of pancreatic diseases, including cancer.