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Published in: Journal of Ovarian Research 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Research

M-CSF in a new biomarker panel with HE4 and CA 125 in the diagnostics of epithelial ovarian cancer patients

Authors: Grażyna Ewa Będkowska, Sławomir Ławicki, Ewa Gacuta, Przemysław Pawłowski, Maciej Szmitkowski

Published in: Journal of Ovarian Research | Issue 1/2015

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Abstract

Background

We investigated plasma levels of M-CSF and conventional tumor markers (HE4 and CA 125) in epithelial ovarian cancer patients as compared to control groups: benign ovarian tumor patients (cysts) and healthy subjects.

Methods

M-CSF levels were determined by ELISA, HE4 and CA 125 levels - by CMIA method.

Results

Our results have demonstrated significant differences in the concentration levels of M-CSF, CA 125 and HE4 between the groups of ovarian cancer patients, cysts patients and the healthy controls. In the groups tested M-CSF demonstrated equal to or higher values than both CA 125 and HE4 in diagnostic sensitivity (SE), positive and negative predictive values (PPV, NPV), and in the area under the ROC curve (AUC), particularly in the group with the serous epithelial sub-type of OC. Moreover, CA 125 showed better results of the aforementioned diagnostic criteria than HE4. The combined use of the parameters studied resulted in a further, significant increase in the value of the diagnostic indicators and in the value of the diagnostic power (AUC), especially in the early stages of ovarian cancer.

Conclusions

These findings suggest a high usefulness of M-CSF in diagnosing the serous sub-type of epithelial ovarian cancer and in discriminating between cancer and non-carcinoma lesions, particularly in new diagnostic panels in combination with CA 125 and HE4 for the detection of EOC in the early stages.
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Metadata
Title
M-CSF in a new biomarker panel with HE4 and CA 125 in the diagnostics of epithelial ovarian cancer patients
Authors
Grażyna Ewa Będkowska
Sławomir Ławicki
Ewa Gacuta
Przemysław Pawłowski
Maciej Szmitkowski
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Ovarian Research / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1757-2215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13048-015-0153-3

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