Diana Cviič (Author), K. K. Jagarlamudi (Author), Leon Meglič (Author), Erik Škof (Author), Andrej Zore (Author), David Lukanovič (Author), Staffan Eriksson (Author), Joško Osredkar (Author)

Abstract

Background: The early detection of ovarian cancer is presently not effective, and it is crucial to establish biomarkers for the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer to improve the survival of patients. Materials and methods: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of thymidine kinase 1 (TK1) in combination with CA 125 or HE4 to serve as a potential diagnostic biomarkers for ovarian cancer. In this study, a set of 198 serum samples consisting of 134 ovarian tumor patients and 64 healthy age-matched controls were analyzed. The TK1 protein levels in serum samples were determined using the AroCell TK 210 ELISA. Results: A combination of TK1 protein with CA 125 or HE4 showed better performance than either of them alone in the differentiation of early stage ovarian cancer from the healthy control group, but also a significantly better performance than the ROMA index. However, this was not observed using a TK1 activity test in combination with the other markers. Furthermore, the combination of TK1 protein and CA 125 or HE4 could differentiate early stage disease (stage I, II) more efficiently from advanced-stage (stage III, IV) disease (p < 0.0001). Conclusions: The combination of TK1 protein with CA 125 or HE4 increased the potential of detecting ovarian cancer at early stages.

Keywords

thymidine kinase 1;TK 210 ELISA;TK-liaison;;CA 125;HE4;ROMA index;ovarian cancer;

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Language: English
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Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL FFA - Faculty of Pharmacy
UDC: 612.621:616-006
COBISS: 144061955 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2072-6694
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: timidin kinaza 1;indeks ROMA;Rak (medicina);Jajčnik;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: 18 str.
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ15
Issue: ǂiss. ǂ5, art. 1593
Chronology: 2023
DOI: 10.3390/cancers15051593
ID: 18177094