The effect of traditional Chinese medicine therapy on serum CA-125 in lung cancer patients
- VernacularTitle:中医药治疗肺癌对患者血清CA-125的影响
- Author:
Xiaozhen ZHAO
;
Zhenye XU
;
Hongmei YIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
lung cancer;
Chinese medicine;
CA-125
- From:
China Oncology
2001;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Background and purpose:CA-125 is already recognized as one of the biomarkers for ovarian cancer.The serum CA-125 also had some significance in terms of the diagnosis and determination of the prognostic values for lung cancer.The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)therapy on serum CA-125 level in lung cancer patients.At the same time,we investigated the relationship between the serum CA-125 level and the clinical stages as well as the pathological types.Methods:Serum CA-125 levels from 30 normal donors were detected and compared to 60 patients with lung cancer by microparticle enzyme immunosorbant assay(MEIA).Results:Serum CA-125 levels in lung cancer group were(91?45)and significantly higher than those in healthy control group(18?5)(P
