Elevated soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor serum levels indicate poor survival following transarterial chemoembolization therapy for hepatic malignancies: An exploratory analysis.

biomarker cancer hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis transarterial chemoembolization

Journal

JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
ISSN: 2397-9070
Titre abrégé: JGH Open
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 101730833

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2021
Historique:
received: 01 09 2020
revised: 31 10 2020
accepted: 16 01 2021
entrez: 18 3 2021
pubmed: 19 3 2021
medline: 19 3 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) represents a standard of care for patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver metastases. However, identification of the ideal candidates for TACE therapy remains challenging. The soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) has recently evolved as a prognostic marker in patients with cancer; however no data on suPAR in the context of TACE exists. Serum levels of suPAR were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in Serum levels of suPAR were significantly elevated in patients with liver cancer compared to healthy controls. Patients with or without an objective tumor response to TACE therapy had comparable levels of circulating suPAR. Importantly, baseline suPARs above the ideal prognostic cut-off value (5.39 ng/mL) were a significant prognostic marker for reduced overall survival (OS) following TACE. As such, patients with initial suPAR levels >5.39 ng/mL showed a significantly reduced median OS of only 256 days compared to patients with suPAR serum levels below the cut-off value (median OS: 611 days). In line with previous data, suPAR serum concentrations correlated with those of creatinine but were independent of tumor entity, leukocyte count, and C-reactive protein in multivariate analysis. Baseline suPAR serum levels provide important information on the postinterventional outcome of liver cancer patients receiving TACE.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND AIM OBJECTIVE
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) represents a standard of care for patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or liver metastases. However, identification of the ideal candidates for TACE therapy remains challenging. The soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) has recently evolved as a prognostic marker in patients with cancer; however no data on suPAR in the context of TACE exists.
METHODS METHODS
Serum levels of suPAR were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in
RESULTS RESULTS
Serum levels of suPAR were significantly elevated in patients with liver cancer compared to healthy controls. Patients with or without an objective tumor response to TACE therapy had comparable levels of circulating suPAR. Importantly, baseline suPARs above the ideal prognostic cut-off value (5.39 ng/mL) were a significant prognostic marker for reduced overall survival (OS) following TACE. As such, patients with initial suPAR levels >5.39 ng/mL showed a significantly reduced median OS of only 256 days compared to patients with suPAR serum levels below the cut-off value (median OS: 611 days). In line with previous data, suPAR serum concentrations correlated with those of creatinine but were independent of tumor entity, leukocyte count, and C-reactive protein in multivariate analysis.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Baseline suPAR serum levels provide important information on the postinterventional outcome of liver cancer patients receiving TACE.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33732882
doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12501
pii: JGH312501
pmc: PMC7936623
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

356-363

Informations de copyright

© 2021 The Authors. JGH Open: An open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology published by Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

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Auteurs

Sven H Loosen (SH)

Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Germany.
Department of Medicine III University Hospital RWTH Aachen Aachen Germany.

Max Schulze-Hagen (M)

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology University Hospital RWTH Aachen Aachen Germany.

Mihael Vucur (M)

Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Germany.

Joao Gorgulho (J)

Department of Medicine III University Hospital RWTH Aachen Aachen Germany.

Pia Paffenholz (P)

Department of Urology University Hospital Cologne Cologne Germany.

Fabian Benz (F)

Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology Charité University Medicine Berlin Berlin Germany.

Raphael Mohr (R)

Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology Charité University Medicine Berlin Berlin Germany.

Münevver Demir (M)

Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology Charité University Medicine Berlin Berlin Germany.

Alexander Wree (A)

Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology Charité University Medicine Berlin Berlin Germany.

Christiane Kuhl (C)

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology University Hospital RWTH Aachen Aachen Germany.

Christian Trautwein (C)

Department of Medicine III University Hospital RWTH Aachen Aachen Germany.

Frank Tacke (F)

Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology Charité University Medicine Berlin Berlin Germany.

Philipp Bruners (P)

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology University Hospital RWTH Aachen Aachen Germany.

Tom Luedde (T)

Clinic for Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Düsseldorf Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Germany.

Christoph Roderburg (C)

Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology Charité University Medicine Berlin Berlin Germany.

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