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. 2007 Jul;35(1):16-21.
doi: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3180547709.

Adiponectin as a potential differential marker to distinguish pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis

Ming-Chu Chang  1 , Yu-Ting Chang, Ta-Chen Su, Wei-Shiung Yang, Chi-Ling Chen, Yu-Wen Tien, Po-Chin Liang, Shu-Chen Wei, Jau-Min Wong
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Adiponectin as a potential differential marker to distinguish pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis

Ming-Chu Chang et al. Pancreas. 2007 Jul.

Abstract

Serum adiponectin (ADP) levels are reported inversely related to the risk in breast, endometrial cancer, and gastric cancer. Serum ADP as a potential marker compared with CA-19-9 in pancreatic carcinoma (PC) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) was studied. Adiponectin and CA-19-9 levels were examined at the time of diagnosis in patients with CP and PC.

Methods: Serum ADP and CA-19-9 levels were measured by immunoassays in 72 patients with PC and 39 with CP and 290 control subjects.

Results: The median levels of ADP for PC were significantly higher than those for CP and control subjects (P = 0.0035). Increasing the upper reference value of ADP allowed for better discrimination between CP and PC. The introduction of 28 ng/mL as a cutoff for ADP significantly improved its specificity. At an elevated cutoff level for ADP (28 ng/mL), a better discrimination between PC and CP was obtained.

Conclusions: Adiponectin might be useful in the differential diagnosis of PC and CP with elevated CA-19-9. This gives rise to the possibility that ADP has a potential role in differentiating CP and PC.

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