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[摘要] 目的 探討局部晚期胃癌患者放化療前后癌胚抗原(CEA)及糖類抗原-199(CA-199)水平變化,并分析其變化意義。 方法 選擇2003年7月~2011年6月在我院接受放化療治療的局部晚期胃癌患者38例,再隨機選取同期進行體檢健康者38例。分別測量胃癌患者放化療前后以及健康體檢者的CEA、CA-199水平,所有參與者均在清晨空腹取靜脈血采用電化學(xué)發(fā)光免疫法檢測,并通過CEA、CA-199水平指標診斷胃癌。 結(jié)果 晚期胃癌患者CEA、CA-199水平高于健康體檢者。在放化療后CEA、CA-199水平明顯降低,顯著低于放療前。CEA檢測的準確度、特異性以及敏感度達到91.67%、96.67%和86.67%,CA-199的依次為76.67%、83.33%、76.00%。并且所有患者在放化療后總陽性率降低至42.11%(16/38)。其中CEA降低的患者陽性率更低,3年后總生存率更高。CA-199降低的患者其陽性率更低,無病生存率以及3年后總生存率均更高,差異均有統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義(均P<0.05)。結(jié)論 局部晚期胃癌患者在放化療治療后CEA、CA-199水平明顯下降,并且通過CEA、CA-199水平診斷局部晚期胃癌的準確度高。在對放療后CEA、CA-199水平升高,預(yù)后不良的可能性明顯升高。并且治療后CEA、CA-199水平與治療患者陽性的比例、無病生存率及3年后生存率呈正相關(guān)性。
[關(guān)鍵詞] 胃癌晚期;放化療;癌胚抗原;糖類抗原-199;特異性
[中圖分類號] R735.2 [文獻標識碼] A [文章編號] 1673-9701(2015)14-0007-04
[Abstract] Objective To explore the changes of carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen-199 (CA-199) before and after radiotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with local advanced gastric cancer, and to analyze the significance of the changes. Methods A total of 38 patients with local advanced gastric cancer who received radiotherapy and chemotherapy in our hospital from July 2003 to June 2011 were selected, and another 38 healthy subjects who received physical examination in our hospital at the same period of time were randomly selected. CEA and CA-199 levels of patients with gastric cancer before and after radiotherapy and chemotherapy, as well as the levels of healthy subjects were measured respectively. Venous blood samples were collected for all subjects at early morning under fasting condition, and the blood samples were tested by electro-chemiluminescence before gastric cancer was diagnosed by levels of CEA and CA-199 indices. Results The levels of CEA and CA-199 in patients with advanced gastric cancer were higher than those in the healthy subjects. After radiotherapy and chemotherapy, levels of CEA and CA-199 significantly reduced, and significantly lower than those before radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Accuracy, specificity and sensitivity of CEA were 91.67%, 96.67% and 86.67% respectively, and accuracy, specificity and sensitivity of CA-199 were 76.67%, 83.33% and 76.00% respectively. Total positive rate for all patients after radiotherapy and chemotherapy reduced to 42.11% (16/38). Total positive rate for patients with decreased CEA was lower, and 3-year total survival rate was higher. The total positive rate for patients with decreased CA-199 was lower, and the disease free survival rate and 2-year total survival rate were both higher, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05 for both). Conclusion The levels of CEA and CA-199 significantly reduce after radiotherapy and chemotherapy for patients with local advanced gastric cancer, and the accuracy of CEA and CA-199 for diagnosing local advanced gastric cancer is high. The possibilities of poor prognosis significantly rise when levels of CEA and CA-199 after radiotherapy increase. The levels of CEA and CA-199 after the treatment are positively correlated with the proportion of positive patients, disease free survival rate and 3-year survival rate.
[Key words] Advanced gastric cancer; Radiotherapy and chemotherapy; Carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA); Carbohydrate antigen-199 (CA-199); Specificity
胃癌在臨床治療中屬于惡性腫瘤之一,已經(jīng)嚴重威脅人們的生命健康[1]。即使患者選擇根治性手術(shù)也有過半的患者發(fā)生腫瘤轉(zhuǎn)移或復(fù)發(fā),影響手術(shù)效果。尤其是晚期胃癌患者,在疾病的作用下幾乎失去自理能力。因此,臨床上通過放化療治療晚期胃癌患者,以減少疾病帶來的生活影響。并通過部分腫瘤標志物對病況進行及時跟蹤,以達到最佳治療效果[2]。鑒于此,本文通過觀察局部晚期胃癌患者在放化療前后的CEA、CA-199的變化,現(xiàn)報道如下。
1 資料與方法
1.1 臨床資料
選擇2003年7月~2011年6月在我院接受放化療治療的局部晚期胃癌患者38例作為觀察組。入選標準[3]:所有患者均經(jīng)病理學(xué)細胞確診,依據(jù)AJCC得到臨床分期均為Ⅳ期胃癌患者。排除年齡不足20歲及超過70歲的及出現(xiàn)感染或組織創(chuàng)傷者。結(jié)果包括乳頭狀腺癌19例,管狀腺癌11例以及低分化腺癌8例。其中男22例,女16例。年齡36~68歲,平均(49.6±4.2)歲。再隨機選取同期進行體檢健康者38例作為對照組,男女各19例。年齡38~66歲,平均(48.2±4.0)歲。兩組在年齡、性別等基本資料對比無顯著性差異(P>0.05),具有可比性。
1.2 研究方法
兩組均行CEA、CA-199水平檢測,觀察組進行放化療3周期后第2周再行CEA、CA-199水平檢測,所有參與者均在清晨空腹后取靜脈血進行檢測。CEA與CA-199均采用電化學(xué)發(fā)光免疫法檢測,根據(jù)檢測儀各項操作指導(dǎo)進行檢測。當檢測到的CEA值>15.0 ng/mL、CA-199值>37.0 U/mL即診斷為陽性[4]。其中CEA正常值為≤15.0 ng/mL、CA-199正常值為≤37.0 U/mL。
1.3 觀察指標
對所有參與研究的患者進行隨訪,觀察比較治療后的無病生存率及3年后生存率。
1.4 統(tǒng)計學(xué)方法
采用SPSS13.0統(tǒng)計學(xué)軟件分析。計數(shù)資料比較采用χ2檢驗,計量資料以均數(shù)±標準差(x±s)表示。P<0.05為差異有統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義。
2 結(jié)果
2.1 觀察組放化療前后及對照組CEA、CA-199水平對比
觀察組未進行放化療前CEA、CA-199水平明顯高于對照組。在進行放化療治療后,CEA、CA-199水平顯著降低,差異均有統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義(P均<0.05)。見表1。
2.2 CEA和CA-199陽性率準確度、特異性和敏感性結(jié)果對比
在所有參與者的檢測中發(fā)現(xiàn)CEA與CA-199檢測晚期胃癌患者的陽性率、準確度、特異性與敏感性均較高,但兩者比較無顯著差異(P>0.05)。見表2。
2.3 CEA與CA-199變化水平與放化療效果對比
所有患者在放化療后總陽性率降低至42.11%(16/38)。其中CEA降低的患者陽性率更低,3年后總生存率更高。CA-199降低的患者其陽性率更低,無病生存率及3年后總生存率均更高,差異均有統(tǒng)計學(xué)意義(均P<0.05)。見表3、4。
3 討論
腫瘤的發(fā)病過程比較復(fù)雜,會因為各種癌基因的作用而產(chǎn)生變化[5-7]。腫瘤早期治療效果較可觀,但對于晚期治療缺乏針對性,預(yù)后不良。尤其是局部晚期胃癌,區(qū)別于常規(guī)晚期胃癌其病灶更大,可累及局部相鄰器官,而且存在轉(zhuǎn)移的可能性。對局部晚期胃癌的切除治療效果不佳,因此臨床上多選擇放化療進行緩解治療。為增加局部晚期胃癌的治療效果,部分研究開始應(yīng)用腫瘤標志物。常見的有抗原、激素、受體以及酶等物質(zhì),在對局部晚期胃癌即引入CEA及CA-199指標。本研究結(jié)果表明:晚期胃癌未進行放化療前CEA、CA-199水平明顯高于健康體檢者,在進行放化療治療后,CEA、CA-199水平顯著降低。說明局部晚期胃癌患者CEA及CA-199含量更高,并在放化療后其水平得到明顯控制。與朱利楠等[8]的報道相似,說明術(shù)后通過檢測CEA和CA-199水平對患者病情的實時觀察有較大幫助,為放化療預(yù)后提供依據(jù)。CEA作為糖蛋白的一種,只在胎兒期較高表達,在胎兒出生后含量非常少。當細胞發(fā)生癌變后造成部分基因異常激活,再次分泌得到CEA。CA-199存在于胰腺癌、大腸腺癌等,是臨床上常用的腫瘤標志物。其水平對胃癌的分期、預(yù)后效果均有較高的判定作用,已經(jīng)被較廣泛應(yīng)用。
為探討CEA及CA-199診斷胃癌的效果,本研究在應(yīng)用CEA及CA-199作為腫瘤標志物診斷胃癌結(jié)果得到:兩者檢測陽性率、準確度、特異性以及敏感度均較高,說明應(yīng)用CEA、CA-199能較準確診斷胃癌,是臨床上輔助診斷方法。與丁士剛等[9]得到的結(jié)果一致。CEA是產(chǎn)自大腸癌組織的抗原,是一種能引起免疫反應(yīng)的糖蛋白。在健康者體內(nèi)CEA含量低于15.0 ng/mL,當體內(nèi)出現(xiàn)炎癥反應(yīng)或良性腫瘤水平會上升,但水平遠小于惡性腫瘤。并且,腫瘤惡化越嚴重,CEA含量越高。因為當細胞出現(xiàn)癌變后,CEA合成量增加。且CEA排出受到阻礙,導(dǎo)致癌組織中CEA水平升高。CA-199是一種低聚糖腫瘤相關(guān)抗原,主要存在于胃腸道癌的組織中。在正常人體內(nèi)含量少,是由腺癌細胞產(chǎn)生后經(jīng)胸導(dǎo)管擴散至血液中。兩者對胃癌診斷均具有較高的價值,可以作為腫瘤標志物[10]。應(yīng)用CEA及CA-199在胃癌晚期中進行診斷說明兩者水平均有升高趨勢,提示CEA及CA-199水平高出現(xiàn)胃癌的幾率大,且與胃癌的嚴重程度存在較大的相關(guān)性。此外,在對放化療后晚期胃癌患者的CEA以及CA-199水平變化情況結(jié)合療效統(tǒng)計發(fā)現(xiàn):觀察組放化療后總陽性率降低至42.11%(16/38)。其中CEA降低的患者陽性率更低,3年后總生存率更高。并且CA-199降低的患者其陽性率更低,無病生存率以及3年后總生存率均更高,表明CEA、CA-199水平變化能在一定程度上反映放化療治療效果,對預(yù)后具有預(yù)測作用。符合趙榮榮等的報道[11]。高濃度CEA會對細胞間黏附力逐漸減弱,在組織被破壞后癌細胞就會從原始病灶脫離轉(zhuǎn)移至鄰近組織[12-16]。所以,CEA、CA-199水平的降低能在一定程度上反映預(yù)后效果。
綜上所述,局部晚期胃癌患者在放化療前CEA、CA-199水平明顯高于正常者,在放化療后水平有所下降。并且,將CEA、CA-199作為腫瘤標志物診斷胃癌準確率高,具有較高的可行性。放化療治療后CEA、CA-199水平降低預(yù)示著效果良好,若CEA、CA-199水平無變化或升高則提示放化療效果不佳,有可能出現(xiàn)惡化情況。因此,應(yīng)用CEA、CA-199作為診斷胃癌以及放化療預(yù)后效果均具有較高的價值,值得臨床推廣。
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