| Literature DB >> 2001340 |
N G Davidson1, S Khanna, P H Kirwan, D Bircumshaw.
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A total of 55 patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma treated with platinum-based chemotherapy were followed for a minimum period of 2 years. Of these 22 patients had a prechemotherapy serum CA125 level of less than 50 ku/l and 33 patients had a serum CA125 level of greater than or equal to 50 ku/l. The 5-year actuarial survival of the two groups were 75% and 10% respectively. Prechemotherapy CA125 level taken 4 weeks after debulking surgery may predict the eventual survival outcome in epithelial ovarian cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy treatment.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 2001340 DOI: 10.1016/s0936-6555(05)81038-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) ISSN: 0936-6555 Impact factor: 4.126