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Evaluation of CA19-9 as a tumor marker in urothelial malignancy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15764245     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) is known to be a marker with a high positive rate in pancreatic cancer. There are limited data on the use of CA19-9 as a tumor marker in bladder carcinoma. We tested the expression of CA19-9 in transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) cell lines and bladder cancer patients to determine its usefulness in clinical applications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The expression of CA19-9 was determined in six TCC cell lines and 42 bladder carcinoma tissues using two approaches: immunohistochemistry and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) analysis. EIA was used for testing CA19-9 levels in spent medium of cultured TCC cells and the urine of bladder tumor patients. RESULTS: The CA19-9 value was low in spent media of the MGH-U1, MGH-U1R and MGH-U3 cell lines, but high in that of reactivity in MGH-U4 cells, while negative reactivity was found in high-grade MGH-U1 and MGH-U1R cells, both of which were derived from a stage B, grade 3 TCC. High incidences of negative CA19-9 staining were found in high-grade and invasive tumor tissues: 69.6% (16/23) and 70.8% (17/24), respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of urinary CA19-9 for detecting tumor recurrence were 83.3% and 50.8%, respectively. However, urinary tract infection also resulted in a high false-positive rate. CONCLUSION: CA19-9 is promising for use as a biomarker for the detection and monitoring of low-grade and low-stage bladder cancer, with the proviso that patients to be tested should be free of infection.
Authors:
Cheng-Keng Chuang; Shuen-Kuei Liao
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Scandinavian journal of urology and nephrology     Volume:  38     ISSN:  0036-5599     ISO Abbreviation:  Scand. J. Urol. Nephrol.     Publication Date:  2004  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-03-18     Completed Date:  2005-04-06     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0114501     Medline TA:  Scand J Urol Nephrol     Country:  Sweden    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  359-65     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Uro-oncology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. chuang89@cgmh.org.tw
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biopsy, Needle
CA-19-9 Antigen / genetics*
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / genetics*,  pathology*
Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Prognosis
Sampling Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tumor Cells, Cultured
Tumor Markers, Biological / analysis*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / genetics*,  pathology
Urothelium / cytology,  pathology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/CA-19-9 Antigen; 0/Tumor Markers, Biological

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