Retrospective analysis of the influence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D on disease progression and survival in pancreatic cancer

Nutrition Journal

Research

Erica M. McGovern¹  Mark E. Lewis¹  Michelle L. Niesley¹  Nhu Huynh²  Jeffrey B. Hoag³ 

[1] Department of Clinical Research, Cancer Treatment Centers of America® at Eastern Regional Medical Center, 1331 E. Wyoming Ave, 19124, Philadelphia, PA, USA;Department of Nutrition, Cancer Treatment Centers of America® at Eastern Regional Medical Center, 1331 E. Wyoming Ave, 19124, Philadelphia, PA, USA;Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Cancer Treatment Centers of America® at Eastern Regional Medical Center, 1331 E. Wyoming Ave, 19124, Philadelphia, PA, USA;

关键词: Body mass index;    Pancreatic neoplasms;    Vitamin D deficiency;    Overall survival;    Progression free survival;    Cancer;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12937-016-0135-3

 received in 2015-11-25, accepted in 2016-02-03,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundVitamin D deficiency is implicated in neoplastic processes in multiple organs, including the pancreas. While animal and human data have established a relationship between serum vitamin D (25(OH)D) and the development of pancreatic cancer, few studies have examined the effects of 25(OH)D on time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) in this patient population. We hypothesize that lower baseline serum concentrations (BSC) of 25(OH)D will be associated with decreased TTP and OS.MethodsThis retrospective analysis of 1222 patients with pancreatic cancer aims to identify potential relationships between 25(OH)D and both TTP and OS, while controlling for the effects of ethnicity and body mass index (BMI). Baseline 25(OH)D was divided into quartiles defined as deficient (<20 ng/mL), insufficient (20–39 ng/mL), sufficient (40–59 ng/mL), and optimal (≥60 ng/ml). Statistical significance was declared if the two-sided p-value was ≤ 0.05.ResultsFor the 627 subjects included for analysis, the median 25(OH)D was 27 ng/mL (range 4 to 114), 30.0 % were 25(OH)D deficient (<20 ng/mL), and 47.2 % were insufficient (20–39 ng/mL). Ethnicity (p < 0.0001) and BMI (p = 0.05) were significantly associated with (BSC)of 25(OH)D, while TTP (p = 0.39) and OS (p = 0.37) were not associated.ConclusionSuboptimal vitamin D levels (<60 ng/mL) occurred in 96 % of patients analyzed. Both ethnicity and BMI were statistically significantly associated with vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency. Similar to results previously reported in the literature, this analysis did not identify a significant association between BSC of 25(OH)D and OS or TTP in patients with pancreatic cancer.

【 授权许可】

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