Stereotactic radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma induced by hepatitis C and the relationships of changes in carbohydrate antigen 19-9 with AFP and PIVKA-II.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first investigation of changes in CA 19-9 levels after SBRT for HCC induced by hepatitis C. Characteristic changes in CA 19-9, AFP, and PIVKA-II levels were observed as responses after treatment. As for its correlations with tumour markers, the acute responses of PIVKA-II tended to be slower than those of CA 19-9 and AFP. Although the sample size was small, our findings raise the possibility that measuring these 3 biomarkers after SBRT may be useful for monitoring patients for HCC recurrence. PMID: 33455875 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cancer Radiotherapie - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Cancer Radiother Source Type: research