title: Preoperative CA-125 level as a predictor of non optimal cytoreduction of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Suboptimal cytoreduction of advanced ovarian cancer is related to initial tumor bulk which correlates with CA125 level.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective record study of 40 patients with stage III ovarian cancer. The ability of a CA125 threshold level of 500 U/mL to predict suboptimal cytoreduction was determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-four (60%) of the patients were optimally cytoreduced. At the CA125 cut off level of 500 U/mL the sensitivity for predicting suboptimal debulking was 62% and specificity was 83%. Above a CA 125 level of 1500 U/mL none of the patients were optimally cytoreduced.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More data are needed to determine the CA125 cut off level at which the standard approach of initial laparotomy and cytoreduction may be modified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barzilai Medical Center, The Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ashkelon, Israel.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gemer
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kopmar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D018394:CA-125 Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011336:Probability; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D018394:CA-125 Antigen