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The Non-Cancer Specific Elevation of the Serum Squamous Cell Carcinoma Antigen during the Post-Radiotherapy Follow-Up of Cervical Cancer Patients.


ABSTRACT: The elevation of the serum squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) antigen unrelated to disease progression occurs during the follow-up of patients with cervical cancer treated with radiotherapy. Although known empirically, the incidence and characteristics of this non-cancer specific elevation in SCC remain unclear. Here, we examined the post-treatment kinetics of SCC in 143 consecutive patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix treated with definitive radiotherapy; in all patients, progression-free disease status was confirmed by periodic monitoring for at least 36 months (median, 61 months). We found that the 5-year cumulative incidence of post-treatment SCC elevation was unexpectedly high at 37.3% (59/143 patients), and that 59.3% (35/59) of event-positive patients experienced multiple events. The median peak SCC level for a given event was 2.0 ng/mL (interquartile range, 1.7-2.9 ng/mL). The multivariate analysis showed that renal dysfunction was associated significantly with a greater incidence of SCC elevation (p = 0.046). In addition, the 5-year cumulative incidence of SCC elevation was significantly greater in patients with renal dysfunction than in those without (54.8% vs. 32.9%, respectively; hazard ratio, 2.1 [95% confidence interval, 1.1-4.2]; p = 0.028). These data will be useful for monitoring cervical cancer patients treated with radiotherapy.

SUBMITTER: Oike T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8464782 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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