Serum tumor markers in the management of ovarian, endometrial and cervical cancer

A Gadducci, S Cosio, A Carpi, A Nicolini… - Biomedicine & …, 2004 - Elsevier
CA 125 is the most reliable serum marker for ovarian carcinoma. Whereas its role in the
screening of the malignancy is controversial, serum CA 125 assay is very useful for both the …

Progestin alone as primary treatment of endometrial carcinoma in premenopausal women: report of seven cases and review of the literature

YB Kim, CH Holschneider, K Ghosh, RK Nieberg… - Cancer, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND The standard treatment for endometrial carcinoma is staging laparotomy
with total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo‐oophorectomy. In an attempt to …

Therapeutic role of lymph node resection in endometrioid corpus cancer: a study of 12,333 patients

JK Chan, MK Cheung, WK Huh, K Osann, A Husain… - Cancer, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. The purpose of the current study was to determine the potential therapeutic
role of lymphadenectomy in women with endometrioid corpus cancer. METHODS …

Utility of a novel serum tumor biomarker HE4 in patients with endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the uterus

RG Moore, AK Brown, MC Miller, D Badgwell, Z Lu… - Gynecologic …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Tumor markers with increased sensitivity and specificity for endometrial cancer
are needed to help monitor response to therapy and to detect recurrent disease. Currently …

Tumor markers in biological fluids associated with pregnancy

A Sarandakou, E Protonotariou… - Critical reviews in clinical …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Proteins that are expressed by both malignant and healthy fetal tissues are recognized as
oncofetal. These antigens are associated with cell proliferation and differentiation and are …

The role of novel biomarker HE4 in endometrial cancer: a case control prospective study

R Angioli, F Plotti, S Capriglione, R Montera, P Damiani… - Tumor Biology, 2013 - Springer
The aim of the study was to explore the clinical value of serum human epididymis secretory
protein E4 (HE4) and CA125 in endometrial carcinoma. From January 2010 to April 2012 …

Preoperative CA 125 in endometrial cancer: is it useful?

DJ Dotters - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective: We sought to determine the clinical utility of preoperative CA 125 measurement in
determining the need for lymphadenectomy in patients with endometrial carcinoma. Study …

Preoperative serum CA125: a useful marker for surgical management of endometrial cancer

T Jiang, L Huang, S Zhang - BMC cancer, 2015 - Springer
Background Surgery plays an important role in the management of endometrial cancer at all
stages, particularly early clinical stage. There are still many unanswered questions …

HE 4 and CA 125 levels in the preoperative assessment of endometrial cancer patients: a prospective multicenter study (ENDOMET)

SL Antonsen, E Høgdall, IJ Christensen… - Acta obstetricia et …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate whether human epididymis protein 4 (HE 4) and CA 125 correlate
with known high‐risk prognostic factors for endometrial cancer. Design Prospective …

Endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial cancer and prevention: gaps in existing research of modifiable risk factors

F Linkov, R Edwards, J Balk, Z Yurkovetsky… - European Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Endometrial carcinoma is the most common cancer of the lower female genital
tract in Europe and the United States. Faced with the growing incidence of endometrial …