胃癌患者根治术后腹腔灌洗液中CEA mRNA表达的临床意义

Clinical significance of CEA mRNA expression in peritoneal lavage fluid for patients with gastric cancer after radical surgery

目的:探讨胃癌患者根治术后腹腔冲洗液中CEA m RNA表达情况及其临床意义。方法:回顾性分析了2013年1月至2017年12月在南京大学医学院附属鼓楼医院接受胃癌根治切除术后进行腹腔灌洗液CEA mRNA检测的139名患者的病历资料,并进行术后常规随访。用RT-PCR检测139胃癌患者根治术后腹腔灌洗液中CEA mRNA表达情况。卡方检验分析腹腔灌洗液中CEA mRNA表达与临床基本特征、组织病理学资料、血液学指标及复发方式之间的关系。采用Logistic单因素及多因素回归分析筛查影响CEA mRNA表达水平的因素。结果:139名患者中44名(31.7%)患者腹腔灌洗液CEA mRNA阳性。分析显示,胃癌患者腹腔灌洗液CEA m RNA阳性表达与性别、年龄、病理分级、Lauren分型和HER2、EGFR、VEGFR等标记物间均没有明显的关联(均P>0.05),与病理类型、脉管是否侵犯、局部浸润深度、淋巴结转移程度和临床AJCC分期有明显的关联(均P<0.05)。CEA mRNA阳性患者腹膜复发率明显高于阴性患者(P=0.012)。Logistic单因素回归分析显示,印戒细胞癌(P=0.04,HR=2.810,95%CI:1.050~7.520)、T分期(P=0.016,HR=6.329,95%CI:1.417~28.264)、N分期(P=0.022,HR=3.068,95%CI:1.172~8.027)、AJCC分期(P=0.016,HR=3.971,95%CI:1.295~12.173)、神经侵犯(P=0.002,HR=6.738,95%CI:1.995~22.757)、脉管侵犯(P<0.001,HR=16.36,95%CI:3.85~69.512)为胃癌患者腹腔灌洗液CEA mRNA阳性表达的危险因素。Logistic多因素回归分析显示,经过对其他因素的校正,脉管侵犯(P<0.001,HR=21.314,95%CI:4.21~107.907)为胃癌患者腹腔灌洗液CEA mRNA阳性表达的独立危险因素。结论:胃癌腹腔灌洗CEA mRNA阳性的患者腹膜复发转移风险高且预后不良,应考虑包括腹腔局部治疗在内的更加积极的抗肿瘤治疗。

Objective: To investigate the expression and clinical significance of CEA mRNA in peritoneal lavage fluid for patients with gastric cancer after radical surgery. Methods: The clinical data of 139 gastric cancer patients, who underwent peritoneal lavage CEA mRNA detection after radical resection in the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of Drum Tower Hospital from January 2013 to December2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Routine post-operative follow-up was conducted in all patients. The expression of CEA mRNA in peritoneal lavage fluid after radical resection of 139 gastric cancer patients was detected by RT-PCR. Chi-square test analysis was used to study the relationship between the expression of CEA m RNA in peritoneal lavage fluid and basic clinical features, histopathological data, hematological indicators and the recurrence pattern of GC patients. Logistic univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to screen the influential factors affecting CEA m RNA expression. Results: CEA mRNA was positive in 44(31.7%) of 139 patients. Analysis showed that there was no significant correlation between CEA mRNA expression and sex, age, pathological grade,Lauren type, HER2, EGFR, VEGFR and Ki67(all P>0.05), but there was significant correlation between CEA mRNA expression and pathological type, vascular invasion, local invasion depth, lymph node metastasis and clinical AJCC stage(all P<0.05). The peritoneal recurrence rate of patients with positive CEA mRNA expression was significantly higher than that of patients with negative expression(P=0.012). Logistic univariate regression analysis showed that signet ring cell carcinoma(P=0.04, HR=2.810,95% CI: 1.050-7.520), T stage(P=0.016,HR=6.329, 95% CI: 1.417-28.264), N stage(P=0.022,HR=3.068,95% CI: 1.172-8.027), AJCC stage(P=0.016,HR=3.971, 95% CI: 1.295-12.173), nerve invasion(P=0.002, HR=6.738, 95% CI: 1.995-22.757) and vascular invasion(P<0.001, HR=16.36, 95% CI: 3.85-69.512) were risk factors for positive CEA m RNA expression in peritoneal lavage fluid of patients with gastric cancer. Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that vascular invasion(P<0.001, HR=21.314,95% CI: 4.21-107.907) was an independent risk factor for positive CEA expression in peritoneal lavage fluid of gastric cancer patients. Conclusion: Gastric cancer patients with positive CEA mRNA in peritoneal lavage fluid have higher risk of peritoneal recurrence or metastasis and poorer prognosis.So, more aggressive anti-tumor treatments including local abdominal cavity treatment should be considered.