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ArticleJournal of ovarian research2018

HE4 level in ascites may assess the ovarian cancer chemotherapeutic effect.

Duanyang Liu, Dan Kong, Jing Li, Lei Gao, Di Wu, Yu Liu, Weiwei Yang, Lei Zhang, Jiang Zhu, Xiaoming Jin

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Article in Journal of ovarian research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Duanyang LiuDepartment of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China.
Dan KongDepartment of Oncologic Gynecology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.
Jing LiDepartment of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China.
Lei GaoDepartment of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China.
Di WuDepartment of Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Yu LiuDepartment of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China.
Weiwei YangDepartment of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China.
Jiang ZhuDepartment of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China. drzhu8848@126.com.
Xiaoming JinDepartment of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, 157 Baojian Road, Nangang District, Harbin, China. jinxm55@163.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81301750National Natural Science Foundation of China 81372611
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe clinical treatment of ovarian cancer with ascites is problematic. The main reasons for treatment failure are the susceptibility to intraperitoneal metastasis and chemotherapeutic drug resistance. The purpose and significance of this study is to evaluate which marker might evaluate treatment efficacy and improve the cure rate.

resultsThis study compared a no chemotherapy group with a chemotherapy group regarding the determination of carbohydrate antigen 125 and human epididymis protein 4 in ovarian cancer ascitic supernatants and cross-analyzed routine serum carbohydrate antigen 125 levels. The level of human epididymis protein 4 in the ascites of the chemotherapy group was significantly lower than that of the no chemotherapy group (p < 0.001). Moreover, the expression of ascitic human epididymis protein 4 correlated positively with serum carbohydrate antigen 125 levels (p < 0.001). MDR was positive in 13 of the 30 samples (43.33%) in the chemotherapy group with highly expressed CA125.

conclusionThe level of human epididymis protein 4 in ovarian cancer ascites may reflect the therapeutic effect of ovarian cancer patients, and a high level of human epididymis protein 4 might predict chemoresistance and the possibility of ascites formation. The determination of the expression of human epididymis protein 4 alone or combined with carbohydrate antigen 125 levels in both serum and ascites in ovarian cancer patients with ascites may have important significance for guiding and improving the treatment regimen.

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AdultAgedAscitesBiomarkers, TumorCA-125 AntigenDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsProteinsTreatment FailureWAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain Protein 2Biomarkers, TumorCA-125 AntigenProteinsWAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain Protein 2WFDC2 protein, humanCA125HE4Malignant ascitesMarkerOvarian cancer

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PMID29903044
PMCPMC6002981

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