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Table 3 CA125 and HE4 levels pre and post treatment for endometrial cancer

From: Serum HE4 detects recurrent endometrial cancer in patients undergoing routine clinical surveillance

 

No reccurence (n = 72)

Recurrence (n = 26)

P value

Median CA125 (IQR)

  

Diagnosis

39 (20–79)

85 (40–141)

0.001a

Interval

11 (8–18)

14 (11–36)

0.033a

Final

12 (9–20)

31 (14–90)

<0.001a

Median HE4 (IQR)

  

Diagnosis

67 (47–117)

132 (81–264)

<0.001a

Interval

58 (45–89)

82 (64–119)

0.003a

Final

57 (43–92)

117 (82–197)

<0.001a

HE4 at Diagnosis

  

< 70 pmol/L

41 (56)

3 (12)

<0.001b

>70 pmol/L

32 (44)

23 (88)

 

Interval HE4

   

<70 pmol/L

49 (67)

9 (35)

0.004c

>70 pmol/L

24 (33)

17 (65)

 

Final HE4

   

<70 pmol/L

47 (64)

5 (19)

<0.001c

>70 pmol/L

26 (36)

21 (81)

 

CA125 at Diagnosis

  

<35 U/ml

35 (48)

4 (15)

0.005b

>35 U/ml

38 (52)

22 (85)

 

Interval CA125

   

<35 U/ml

69 (95)

20 (77)

0.019b

>35 U/ml

4 (5)

6 (23)

 

Final CA125

  

<35 U/ml

67 (91)

14 (53)

<0.001c

>35 U/ml

6 (9)

12 (47)

 
  1. Values in parenthesis are percentages unless otherwise stated. IQR – interquartile range. aMann–Whitney U test, bFisher’s exact test, cPearson Chi Squared test.