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Table 4 HE4 concentrations in serum and peritoneal fluid, CA125 concentrations in serum in patients with ovarian cancer (group I) according to FIGO stage, peritoneal carcinomatosis and presence of neoplastic cells in peritoneal fluid

From: HE4 tumor marker concentration in neoplastic peritoneal effusion and in peritoneal fluid associated with benign gynecological diseases

 

HE4-peritoneal fluid [pmol/L]

HE4- serum [pmol/L]

CA125- serum [mIU/ml]

FIGO I, II

2306

80.45

573.55

[median/95% CI]

[-945.89-5558.49]

[9.64-151.26]

[-680.59-1827.69]

FIGO III, IV

4298

576.55

1288.45

[median/95% CI]

[-67.16-8663.16]

[-185.61-1338.71]

[-923.67-3500.57]

p value

0.1043

0.0001

0.0975

Peritoneal carcinomatosis

4298

576.55

1288.45

YES

[-67.16-8663.16]

[-185.61-1338.71]

[-923.67-3500.57]

[median/95% CI]

   

Peritoneal carcinomatosis

2306

80.45

573.55

NO

[-945.89-5558.49]

[9.64-151.26]

[-680.59-1827.69]

[median/95% CI]

   

p value

0.1043

0.0001

0.0975

Neoplastic cells in

4412

555.6

826.5

Peritoneal fluid YES

[-211.66-9035.66]

[-239.48-1350.68]

[-751-2404]

[median/95% CI]

   

Neoplastic cells in

3236

391.5

1085.75

Peritoneal fluid NO

[353.69-6116.31]

[-268.25-1051.25]

[-1153.45-3324.94]

[median/95% CI]

   

p value

0.3868

0.2381

1.000