title: -CA-125 antigen as a prognostic factor for survival in patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma of FIGO stage I--preliminary results-.
abstract: The tumour marker CA 125 has proved useful in monitoring the course of disease and in indicating responsiveness to therapy in patients suffering from epithelial ovarian cancer. Due to its poor sensitivity, however, attempts to improve early detection by screening with this tumour marker have been unsuccessful to date. This study was performed to evaluate whether there was a relation between pre-operative CA 125 levels and the survival of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer FIGO stage I. If such a relation exists, CA 125 may be an effective variable in singling out those subsets of patients with stage I disease for whom adjuvant chemotherapy would bring an additional therapeutic benefit. Our results suggest CA 125 may be a significant prognostic factor. With a 5-year survival of 43%, marker-positive ovarian cancer carries a poor prognosis. Since the question as the whether follow-up treatment is required in this early, potentially curable stage of disease, is contingent upon numerous factors and since an individualised therapeutic regimen may lead to increased survival rates, the prognostic influence of CA 125 and its relationship to other prognostic factors should be evaluated by multivariate analysis.
authors.affiliation: Abtlg. f. Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie, Universitäts-Frauenklinik Wien.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nagele
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kurz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Speiser
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vavra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sevelda
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D018394:CA-125 Antigen
vernacular_title: CA 125 als Prognosefaktor für das Uberleben bei Patientinnen mit epithelialen Ovarialkarzinomen des FIGO-Stadium I--preliminäre Ergebnisse.