Abstract Purpose: Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) has limited utility in the ∼10% of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) who are Lewis-negative CA19-9 “nonproducers” (FUT3-null). This study aims to define the prognosis of FUT3-null PDAC and establish a CA19-9 cutoff that can help identify this subgroup in clinical practice. Experimental Design: Germline whole-exome sequencing was performed in a multicenter cohort of 615 patients with PDAC to determine FUT2/FUT3 genotypes. Re
A New CA19-9 Cutoff Value Identifies Lewis Antigen Status and Refines Prognostic Stratification in PDAC
Chia‐Ming Yeh·Y S. Su·An-Fu Lee·Siao Muk Cheng·Che-Wei Hsu·Nai-Jung Chiang·Ya-Chin Hou·Hui-Jen Tsai·S A Chen·Chia-Jui Yen·Chih-Jung Wang·Ying‐Jui Chao·Shih‐Chang Chuang·Jeng‐Shiun Du·Daw‐Yang Hwang·Yan-Shen Shan·Li-Tzong Chen·Chih-Chuan Yu
