Increased plasma levels of galectin-1 in pancreatic cancer: potential use as biomarker.


Martinez-Bosch, Neus ORCID: 0000-0003-3596-0039, Barranco, Luis E, Orozco, Carlos A, Moreno, Mireia, Visa, Laura, Iglesias, Mar, Oldfield, Lucy ORCID: 0000-0002-0839-402X, Neoptolemos, John P, Greenhalf, William, Earl, Julie ORCID: 0000-0001-9360-4716 et al (show 3 more authors) (2018) Increased plasma levels of galectin-1 in pancreatic cancer: potential use as biomarker. Oncotarget, 9 (68). pp. 32984-32996.

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Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is the most frequent type of pancreatic cancer and one of the deadliest diseases overall. New biomarkers are urgently needed to allow early diagnosis, one of the only factors that currently improves prognosis. Here we analyzed whether the detection of circulating galectin-1 (Gal-1), a soluble carbohydrate-binding protein overexpressed in PDA tissue samples, can be used as a biomarker for PDA. Gal-1 levels were determined by ELISA in plasma from healthy controls and patients diagnosed with PDA, using three independent cohorts. Patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) were also included in the study to analyze the potential of Gal-1 to discriminate between cancer and inflammatory process. Plasma Gal-1 levels were significantly increased in patients with PDA as compared to controls in all three cohorts. Gal-1 sensitivity and specificity values were similar to that of the CA19-9 biomarker (the only FDA-approved blood test biomarker for PDA), and the combination of Gal-1 and CA19-9 significantly improved their individual discriminatory powers. Moreover, high levels of Gal-1 were associated with lower survival in patients with non-resected tumors. Collectively, our data indicate a strong potential of using circulating Gal-1 levels as a biomarker for detection and prognostics of patients with PDA.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: biomarker, chronic pancreatitis, galectin-1, pancreatic cancer
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2018 16:51
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 01:12
DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26034
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3028964
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