Diagnostic value of CA 72-4, carcinoembryonic antigen, CA 15-3, and CA 19-9 assay in pleural fluid. A study of 207 patients.

Autor: Villena V; Respiratory Medicine Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain., López-Encuentra A, Echave-Sustaeta J, Martín-Escribano P, Ortuño-de-Solo B, Estenoz-Alfaro J
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cancer [Cancer] 1996 Aug 15; Vol. 78 (4), pp. 736-40.
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19960815)78:4<736::AID-CNCR7>3.0.CO;2-C
Abstrakt: Background: The differential diagnosis of pleural effusion is a frequent clinical problem. Several tumor markers have been evaluated in pleural fluid, but the value of CA 72-4 assay and of combinations of tumor marker assays has not been firmly established. To find a minimally invasive tool for differentiating between pleural effusions of malignant or benign origin, the authors assessed the diagnostic value of CA 72-4, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), CA 15-3, and CA 19-9 assays in pleural fluid individually and in combination.
Methods: The authors prospectively studied 207 patients with pleural effusion (65 malignant, 48 tuberculous, 24 parapneumonic, 26 transudates, 14 miscellaneous, and 30 of unknown nonneoplastic origin). The levels of CA 72-4, CEA, CA 15-3, and CA 19-9 were measured in pleural fluid by radioimmunoassay.
Results: CA 72-4 assay in pleural fluid had an acceptable sensitivity and very good specificity for diagnosing malignant pleural effusion. The combination of CA 72-4 plus CEA plus CA 15-3 yielded the best accuracy, 0.90 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.85-0.94), with a sensitivity of 0.78 (95% CI, 0.67-0.88), specificity of 0.95 (95% CI, 0.90-0.98), positive predictive value of 0.88 (95% CI, 0.77-0.95), and negative predictive value of 0.91 (range, 0.85-0.94). A good clinical strategy may be to begin with a CEA assay (specificity of I) and then, if it is negative, to add CA 15-3 or even CA 72-4 assays to improve sensitivity. The diagnosis of mesothelioma is more likely with a high CA 15-3 level and normal CEA and CA 19-9 levels.
Conclusions: Assays of CEA, CA 72-4, and CA 15-3 in pleural fluid, or the combination of CEA with CA 15-3 and CA 72-4, was useful in differentiating between pleural effusion of malignant and benign origin.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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