A combination of urinary biomarker panel and PancRISK score for earlier detection of pancreatic cancer: A case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the deadliest cancers, with around 9% of patients surviving >5 years. Asymptomatic in its initial stages, PDAC is mostly diagnosed late, when already a locally advanced or metastatic disease, as there are no useful biomarkers for detection in its early stages, when surgery can be curative. We have previously described a promising biomarker panel (LYVE1, REG1A, and TFF1) for earlier detection of PDAC in urine. Here, we aimed to establish the accuracy of an improved panel, including REG1B instead of REG1A, and an algorithm for data interpretation, the PancRISK score, in additional retrospectively collected urine specimens. We also assessed the complementarity of this panel with CA19-9 and explored the daily variation and st

SUBMITTER: Debernardi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7758047 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature