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Circulating biomarkers reflecting systemic inflammation (IL-6) and endothelial dysfunction (Ang-2) have emerged as promising tools for improving early prediction of persistent organ failure and other adverse outcomes. Objective: To systematically synthesize and compare the diagnostic and prognostic performance of IL-6 and Ang-2 as early biomarkers of severity in adult patients with acute pancreatitis. Methods: This systematic review was conducted in accordance with PRISMA 2020 guidelines and prospectively registered in PROSPERO (CRD420251177279). PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched for studies published between 2000 and August 2025. Studies included adult patients (\u226518 years) in whom IL-6 and\/or Ang-2 levels were measured within 72 h of symptom onset or hospital admission, and where indices of diagnostic accuracy (AUC, sensitivity, specificity, or threshold values) were reported. Results: Fifteen cohort studies met the inclusion criteria. IL-6 demonstrated a consistent association with SAP and persistent organ failure, with AUC values ranging from 0.69 to 0.99; the highest accuracy was observed within the first 24 h. Specificity varied substantially across studies. Ang-2 showed uniformly high prognostic accuracy (AUC 0.79\u20130.98), reliably predicting persistent organ failure, multiorgan dysfunction, infected necrosis, and mortality. Conclusions: IL-6 exhibits high but heterogeneous diagnostic performance (AUC 0.69\u20130.99), whereas Ang-2 demonstrates consistently high accuracy (AUC 0.79\u20130.98) across study designs. 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