Preoperative HE4 expression in plasma predicts surgical outcome in primary ovarian cancer patients
| Autor: | Nicole Concin, Radoslav Chekerov, Jalid Sehouli, Ignace Vergote, Rolf Richter, Elena-Ioana Braicu, Robert Zeillinger, Christina Hall, T Van Gorp, Christina Fotopoulou, H Butz, Sven Mahner, D Cacsire Castillo-Tong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system diseases business.industry Standard treatment Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease Preoperative care female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Surgery Serous fluid Predictive value of tests Internal medicine medicine Carcinoma Progression-free survival business Ovarian cancer Cause of death |
| Zdroj: | Gynecologic Oncology. 128:245-251 |
| ISSN: | 0090-8258 |
| Popis: | Objectives Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the major cause of death due to gynecological malignancies. The most important prognostic factors are residual tumor mass after surgery and platinum-response. No predictive biomarkers are available to identify patients who will benefit from standard treatment. The aim of our study was to analyze the role of HE4 in predicting surgical and clinical outcome in primary EOC. Methods In the European multicentric project "OVCAD", 275 consecutive patients with primary EOC were enrolled. Patients were eligible if radical cytoreductive surgery was performed and platinum-based chemotherapy was applied. Plasma and ascites samples were collected before or during surgery. The concentrations of HE4 and CA125 was determined using ELISA and Luminex technique, respectively. Results Median age at first diagnosis was 58years (range 18–85years). Most patients presented with advanced stage disease, FIGO III or IV (94.6%), grades II–III (96%) and serous histology (86.2%). In most cases a complete cytoreduction to no residual tumor mass was achieved (68.4%). Higher plasma HE4 levels correlated with poor surgery outcome in terms of macroscopically residual tumor mass (p Conclusions The presented data are showing that the combination of HE4 and CA125 expression in plasma might predict the surgical outcome in EOC and by this may have a prognostic impact on PFS and OS. |
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