title: Tumour markers and their prognostic value in adenocarcinoma of the cervix.
abstract: Ninety-one patients with adenocarcinoma of the cervix had 4 tumour markers (TMs) assayed before treatment. Serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC) (n = 91) was raised in 25%; tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA) (n = 78) was raised in 35%; carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) (n = 34) was raised in 26% and CA 125 (n = 64) was raised in 27% of these patients. In 47 of these 91 patients (52%), 1 or more of the markers were raised. The percentage of patients with raised TM increased with advancing stage. Univariate survival analysis showed that age, stage, raised TPA, raised CA 125, and raised TMs (any one or more) were of prognostic significance. When multivariate analysis was done and each TM was individually analysed, only age, stage and raised CA 125 were of prognostic significance. Rising SCC or TPA or CA 125 levels in serial estimations correlated well with the occurrence of recurrence. Thus, pretreatment estimation of SCC, TPA and CA 125 can be used to identify the patients who can subsequently be monitored by serial TM estimation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Ngan
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Lauder
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000097:blood; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D015843:Serpins; D016019:Survival Analysis; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen / Q000097:blood; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D018394:CA-125 Antigen; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D015843:Serpins; D019396:Tissue Polypeptide Antigen; C051072:squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen