신경모세포종 환자에서 무작위소변 Vanillylmandelic Acid의 임상적 유용성Clinical Significance of Random Urinary Vanillylmandelic Acid in Patients with Neuroblastoma
- Other Titles
- Clinical Significance of Random Urinary Vanillylmandelic Acid in Patients with Neuroblastoma
- Authors
- 박에스더[박에스더]; 박효정[박효정]; 조희원[조희원]; 마영은[마영은]; 이수연[이수연]; 이지원[이지원]; 유건희[유건희]; 성기웅[성기웅]; 구홍회[구홍회]
- Issue Date
- 2018
- Publisher
- 대한소아혈액종양학회
- Keywords
- Neuroblastoma; Vanillylmandelic acid; Prognosis; Survival
- Citation
- Clinical Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, v.25, no.2, pp.142 - 148
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- Clinical Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
- Volume
- 25
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 142
- End Page
- 148
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/23132
- DOI
- 10.15264/cpho.2018.25.2.142
- ISSN
- 2233-5250
- Abstract
- Background: To evaluate the value of random urinary vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) as a surrogate marker for monitoring tumor response and predicting outcome in patients with neuroblastoma (NB).
Methods: Medical records of 91 patients newly diagnosed with NB at the Samsung Medical Center between June 2014 and August 2017 were reviewed. Clinical associations and other prognostic factors, including age at diagnosis, stage, pathologic subtype, MYCN amplification, and other cytogenetic aberrations, were analyzed. Furthermore, the significance of random urinary VMA level in predicting outcome and tumor response was also evaluated.
Results: The median random urinary VMA level at diagnosis was 27.9 (range: 1.7-600) mg/g creatinine. Abdominal primary site, male sex, advanced stage, less differentiated pathology (poorly differentiated, undifferentiated), 11q deletion, and high-risk tumor were associated with a higher VMA level at diagnosis. The VMA level decreased during chemotherapy (28.4%, 16.9%, and 9.6% of the VMA level at diagnosis after 3, 6, and 9 cycles of chemotherapy, respectively). A higher VMA level at diagnosis tends to be associated with a better overall survival in high-risk patients with borderline significance (58.3±18.6% vs. 76.5±13.4%, P=0.050). However, in the multivariate analysis, the VMA level was not a significant predictor of survival. A slower reduction in VMA level during chemotherapy was not associated with a worse overall survival. However, event free survival was significantly better in the rapid responder group.
Conclusion: A higher VMA level was associated with high-risk features at diagnosis of NB. Random urinary VMA is a valuable marker for monitoring NB response during chemotherapy.
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