Combined Expression of Plasma Thrombospondin-2 and CA19-9 for Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer and Distal Cholangiocarcinoma: A Proteome Approach.

CONCLUSION: Our proteome approach identified a promising set of candidate biomarkers. The combined plasma expression of THBS2/CA19-9 is able to accurately distinguish patients with PDAC or dCCA from HD and BD.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The combined plasma expression of thrombospondin-2 and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 is able to accurately diagnose patients with pancreatic cancer and distal cholangiocarcinoma. This will facilitate minimally invasive diagnosis for these patients by distinguishing them from healthy individuals and benign diseases.
PMID: 31943574 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Oncologist - January 13, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Le Large TYS, Meijer LL, Paleckyte R, Boyd LNC, Kok B, Wurdinger T, Schelfhorst T, Piersma SR, Pham TV, van Grieken NCT, Zonderhuis BM, Daams F, van Laarhoven HWM, Bijlsma MF, Jimenez CR, Giovannetti E, Kazemier G Tags: Oncologist Source Type: research