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BACKGROUND: N-acetyl-glucosaminidase (NAG) is a potential marker of genotoxicity. We retrospectively analyzed plasma NAG and clinico-pathologic features in advanced gastrointestinal adenocarcinoma patients. METHODS: Plasma from 118 patients and 51 healthy volunteers was analyzed for associations between NAG levels and age, disease presence, stage, treatment responses and survival. RESULTS: Pretreatment NAG correlated with age but was independently increased in metastatic versus locally advanced disease, particularly in gastric/esophageal patients. NAG was also associated with reduced overall survival. In subgroup analysis, increased NAG activity between day 1 and 2 of chemotherapy cycle 1 correlated with treatment response. CONCLUSION: We demonstrated that NAG correlates with gastrointestinal cancer outcomes. Further studies are required to determine if plasma markers of genotoxicity can be useful for disease monitoring.
Author(s): Daniel Hartmann [sup.aff1] [sup.aff2] , Guido von Figura [sup.aff1] [sup.aff3] , Zhangfa Song [sup.aff1] , Sharon Harden [sup.aff5] , Lucy C Scott [sup.aff5] , TR Jeffry Evans [sup.aff5] , [...]