RT Journal Article T1 CA19-9 and apolipoprotein-A2 isoforms as detection markers for pancreatic cancer: a prospective evaluation. A1 Honda, Kazufumi A1 Katzke, Verena A A1 Hüsing, Anika A1 Okaya, Shinobu A1 Shoji, Hirokazu A1 Onidani, Kaoru A1 Olsen, Anja A1 Tjønneland, Anne A1 Overvad, Kim A1 Weiderpass, Elisabete A1 Vineis, Paolo A1 Muller, David A1 Tsilidis, Kostas A1 Palli, Domenico A1 Pala, Valeria A1 Tumino, Rosario A1 Naccarati, Alessio A1 Panico, Salvatore A1 Aleksandrova, Krasimira A1 Boeing, Heiner A1 Bueno-de-Mesquita, H Bas A1 Peeters, Petra H A1 Trichopoulou, Antonia A1 Lagiou, Pagona A1 Khaw, Kay-Tee A1 Wareham, Nick A1 Travis, Ruth C A1 Merino, Susana A1 Duell, Eric J A1 Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel A1 Chirlaque, María Dolores A1 Barricarte, Aurelio A1 Rebours, Vinciane A1 Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Chiristine A1 Romana Mancini, Francesca A1 Brennan, Paul A1 Scelo, Ghislaine A1 Manjer, Jonas A1 Sund, Malin A1 Öhlund, Daniel A1 Canzian, Federico A1 Kaaks, Rudolf K1 CA19-9 K1 apolipoprotein A2 K1 early detection K1 isoforms K1 pancreatic cancer K1 prospective study AB Recently, we identified unique processing patterns of apolipoprotein A2 (ApoA2) in patients with pancreatic cancer. Our study provides a first prospective evaluation of an ApoA2 isoform ("ApoA2-ATQ/AT"), alone and in combination with carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), as an early detection biomarker for pancreatic cancer. We performed ELISA measurements of CA19-9 and ApoA2-ATQ/AT in 156 patients with pancreatic cancer and 217 matched controls within the European EPIC cohort, using plasma samples collected up to 60 months prior to diagnosis. The detection discrimination statistics were calculated for risk scores by strata of lag-time. For CA19-9, in univariate marker analyses, C-statistics to distinguish future pancreatic cancer patients from cancer-free individuals were 0.80 for plasma taken ≤6 months before diagnosis, and 0.71 for >6-18 months; for ApoA2-ATQ/AT, C-statistics were 0.62, and 0.65, respectively. Joint models based on ApoA2-ATQ/AT plus CA19-9 significantly improved discrimination within >6-18 months (C = 0.74 vs. 0.71 for CA19-9 alone, p = 0.022) and ≤ 18 months (C = 0.75 vs. 0.74, p = 0.022). At 98% specificity, and for lag times of ≤6, >6-18 or ≤ 18 months, sensitivities were 57%, 36% and 43% for CA19-9 combined with ApoA2-ATQ/AT, respectively, vs. 50%, 29% and 36% for CA19-9 alone. Compared to CA19-9 alone, the combination of CA19-9 and ApoA2-ATQ/AT may improve detection of pancreatic cancer up to 18 months prior to diagnosis under usual care, and may provide a useful first measure for pancreatic cancer detection prior to imaging. YR 2018 FD 2018-12-04 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13003 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13003 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 17, 2025