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Published in: Clinical and Translational Oncology 10/2017

01-10-2017 | Research Article

Correlation of preoperative ROMA scores with clinical stage in epithelial ovarian cancer patients

Authors: Q.-L Li, C.-J. Wang, P. Qi, Y.-X. Zhang

Published in: Clinical and Translational Oncology | Issue 10/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

The significance of the Risk of Ovarian Malignancy Algorithm (ROMA) in differentiating benign and malignant ovarian lesions has been evidenced. In our clinical work, we found that advanced ovarian cancer were accompanied commonly with high ROMA scores. Thus, this study aimed to clarify the performance of ROMA in different disease stage of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) prior to surgery.

Methods

Carbohydrate antigen (CA125) and human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) levels and ROMA scores in 221 patients with FIGO stage I, II or III/IV stage EOC were analyzed. The positive rates of CA125, HE4 and ROMA at each disease stage were calculated. Their cutoff values, sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) for distinguishing patients with FIGO stage I/II from those with FIGO stage III/IV were estimated via ROC curves.

Results

Serum CA125 and HE4 levels and ROMA scores rose significantly with advancing stage. ROMA and CA125 were significantly elevated more frequently in comparing with HE4 in EOC patients at with the same stage. Based on ROC curves, the cutoff values for FIGO stage III/IV EOC were 110 IU/mL, 126 pmol/L, 78 and 68% for CA125, HE4, premenopausal and postmenopausal ROMA, respectively. ROMA was the strongest predictor of FIGO stage, with the highest specificity, accuracy, and PPV, which were 84.4, 82.5, and 87.0% for postmenopausal patients, 89.3, 85.6, and 74.3% for premenopausal patients.

Conclusions

Our data suggest high ROMA scores correlated with advanced ovarian cancer prior to surgery. These observations suggest potential utility of ROMA in the comprehensively preoperative evaluation of EOC patients.
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Metadata
Title
Correlation of preoperative ROMA scores with clinical stage in epithelial ovarian cancer patients
Authors
Q.-L Li
C.-J. Wang
P. Qi
Y.-X. Zhang
Publication date
01-10-2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Clinical and Translational Oncology / Issue 10/2017
Print ISSN: 1699-048X
Electronic ISSN: 1699-3055
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-017-1664-8

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