Prognostic Value of Combined Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 and Duke Pancreatic Monoclonal Antigen Type 2 Assessment in Biliary Tract Cancer
Concurrent normal CA19-9 and DUPAN-2 levels independently predicted favorable outcomes. Combined preoperative biomarker assessment may contribute to prognostic stratification of BTCs, including among patients with Lewis antigen negativity or impaired FUT3 function.
Authors
- Kenichiro Uemura
- Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi
- Yasutaka Ishii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3545-8743)
- Takumi Harada
- Sho Tazuma
- Yoshiaki Murakami
- Ryuta Shintakuya
- Shiro Oka
- Kenjiro Okada
- Shinya Takahashi
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-026-19488-2
- Primary Topic
- Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00