Laboratory predictors of survival in ovarian cancer

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2020 Feb 27;66(1):61-66. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.1.61. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Objective: To relate disease-free survival and overall survival with type I and type II ovarian cancer and preoperative laboratory parameters biomarkers.

Methods: A retrospective study was carried out based on the collection of data from medical records of patients with ovarian tumors. Kaplan-Mayer curves were drawn based on the statistical analysis of the data and were compared using the Log-rank test.

Results: Disease-free survival in type I ovarian cancer was significantly higher than in type II (p=0.0013), as well as in those with normal levels of CA-125 (p=0.0243) and with a platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) lower than 200 (p=0.0038). The overall survival of patients with type I ovarian cancer was significantly higher than in patients with type II, as well as in patients with normal CA-125 serum levels (p=0.0039) and those with a preoperative fasting glucose of less than 100 mg/dL.

Conclusion: CA-125 levels may predict greater overall and disease-free survival. PLR < 200 may suggest greater disease-free survival, whereas normal fasting glucose may suggest greater overall survival.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • CA-125 Antigen / blood
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Lymphocyte Count
  • Middle Aged
  • Neutrophils
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / blood*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / mortality*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology
  • Platelet Count
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Preoperative Period
  • Reference Values
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • CA-125 Antigen