2017
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177971
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An elevated serum alkaline phosphatase level in hepatic metastases of grade 1 and 2 gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors is unusual and of prognostic value

Abstract: BackgroundIn our clinical practice we have observed that despite a high hepatic metastatic tumor burden, serum alkaline phosphatase (AP) levels are frequently normal in cases of metastatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET).Patients and methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with grade 1 and 2 NETs with liver metastases but without bone metastases seen at our institution in 2013. In total, 49 patients were included (22 female), with a median age of 60 years (range: 28 to 84 years). The primary tumo… Show more

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“…Similar findings were observed with ALP elevation as with tumour burden, which is consistent with the association of ALP with tumour burden [10]. The HR for PFS benefit with 177 Lu-Dotatate versus high-dose octreotide in the high ALP group was nearly identical to the benefit in the normal ALP group.…”
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“…Similar findings were observed with ALP elevation as with tumour burden, which is consistent with the association of ALP with tumour burden [10]. The HR for PFS benefit with 177 Lu-Dotatate versus high-dose octreotide in the high ALP group was nearly identical to the benefit in the normal ALP group.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 85%
“…In the phase 3 PROMID study (which randomised patients with midgut NET to octreotide long-acting release [LAR] versus placebo), liver tumour burden > 10% was associated with a hazard ratio (HR) for progression of 2.63 on multivariate analysis [2]. Another prognostic factor is serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) [9][10][11][12][13], which may be elevated with extensive liver involvement and bone metastases [10,14]. In one series of metastatic gastrointestinal NET, ALP ≥ upper limit of normal (ULN) was associated with a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 10 months versus 33 months with normal ALP (multivariate HR, 2.49, P = 0.017) [10].…”
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“…ALT and AST are found within the hepatocytes and are only released when there is liver damage although the cardiac muscles equally contain certain quantity of AST, while ALP is found in the cell lining of the hepatic biliary duct and released in large amount when there is hepatic biliary duct injury or obstruction [71][72][73][74]. ALP may also be profoundly elevated in metastatic hepatic carcinoma and metastatic colon carcinoma [75,76], lymphoma [77][78][79][80][81][82], osteosarcoma [83,84], or infiltrative diseases…”
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“…Creatinine is an established measure of kidney function, 19 and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) has been previously demonstrated to have a relationship with renal absorbed dose 10,11 . We included alkaline phosphatase, a reported prognostic marker of progression-free survival in patients with NETs, 20 to explore potential effects of tumor burden. Association of anemia, pancytopenia, bone marrow hypocellularity, and dysfunction of bone marrow–derived stromal cells with chronic kidney disease motivate the remaining factors 21–23 .…”
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confidence: 99%