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Table 3 The value of SCC antigen levels on assessment of rate of positive lymph nodes and survival time of patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma

From: Clinical value of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen levels in predicting chemosensitivity, lymph node metastasis, and prognosis in patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma

Group

Factors

Cut-off

Sen (%)

Spe (%)

PPV (%)

NPV (%)

AUC (95%CI)

P of AUC

Positive rate of lymph nodes

 Conventional group (n = 39)

SCC antigen

≥ 6.75

80.0 (16/20)

100.0 (19/19)

100.0 (16/16)

82.6 (19/23)

0.893 (0.780, 1.000)

< 0.001

 NACT group (n = 64)

ISCC

≥ 3.90

80.8 (21/26)

47.4 (18/38)

51.2 (21/41)

78.3 (18/23)

0.677 (0.543, 0.810)

0.017

SSCC

≥ 2.10

73.1 (19/26)

71.1 (27/38)

63.3 (19/30)

79.4 (27/34)

0.739 (0.610, 0.869)

0.001

FSCC

≥ 1.45

80.8 (21/26)

50.0 (19/38)

52.5 (21/40)

79.2 (19/24)

0.634 (0.495, 0.773)

0.071

TSCC

≥ 1.55

76.9 (20/26)

57.9 (22/38)

55.6 (20/36)

78.6 (22/28)

0.655 (0.519, 0.791)

0.036

Survival times

 Conventional group (n = 39)

SCC

≤ 3.45

80.0 (4/5)

67.6 (23/34)

26.7 (4/15)

95.8 (23/24)

0.656 (0.359, 0.953)

0.266

 NACT group (n = 63)

ISCC

≥ 4.55

100.0 (11/11)

57.7 (30/52)

33.3 (11/33)

100.0 (30/30)

0.798 (0.679, 0.917)

0.002

SSCC

≥ 2.70

81.8 (9/11)

71.2 (37/52)

37.5 (9/24)

94.9 (37/39)

0.803 (0.667, 0.940)

0.002

OSCC

≥ 2.75

81.8 (9/11)

80.8 (42/52)

47.4 (9/19)

95.5 (42/44)

0.839 (0.730, 0.948)

< 0.001

FSCC

≥ 2.80

81.8 (9/11)

61.5 (32/52)

31.0 (9/29)

94.1 (32/34)

0.738 (0.585, 0.891)

0.014

TSCC

≥ 1.35

90.9 (10/11)

46.2 (24/52)

26.3 (10/38)

96.0 (24/25)

0.677 (0.507, 0.846)

0.067

  1. One patient in the NACT group had a lack of survival time. ISCC The SCC antigen level before the first chemotherapy, SSCC The SCC antigen level after the first chemotherapy, OSCC The SCC antigen level after the second chemotherapy, FSCC The absolute value of the decreased SCC antigen level after the first chemotherapy, TSCC The absolute value of the decreased SCC antigen level after total chemotherapy