Evaluation of Preoperative CA15-3 Level and its Relationship with Clinico-Pathological Characteristics in Primary Breast Cancer Patients

Cancer antigen15-3 (CA15-3) is utilized as a tumor marker in breast cancer. In the metastatic situation, it has been regarded as having a predictive role. However, the usefulness of serum CA15-3 in preoperative breast cancer remains argumentative. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the associa...

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Main Authors: Braihan Hamdi Hameed, Izzat Abdulsatar Al-Rayahi, Salwa S. Muhsin
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Language:English
Published: middle technical university 2022-06-01
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Online Access:https://journal.mtu.edu.iq/index.php/MTU/article/view/480
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author Braihan Hamdi Hameed
Izzat Abdulsatar Al-Rayahi
Salwa S. Muhsin
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Izzat Abdulsatar Al-Rayahi
Salwa S. Muhsin
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description Cancer antigen15-3 (CA15-3) is utilized as a tumor marker in breast cancer. In the metastatic situation, it has been regarded as having a predictive role. However, the usefulness of serum CA15-3 in preoperative breast cancer remains argumentative. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the association of preoperative serum CA15-3 level with the clinico-pathological characteristics in Iraqi women patients with breast tumor and their efficiency for the prediction of primary breast cancer. Preoperative CA15-3 levels were assessed by ELISA technique in 60 Iraqi women with breast tumor (30 with primary breast cancer and 30 with benign breast tumor) before surgery and treatment, as well as 30 healthy controls. In addition, the clinico-pathological characteristics information of all the patients was reported. CA15-3 level showed a significant difference between its level in the sera of primary breast cancer women in comparison to the benign breast tumor women (p <0.001) and healthy control women one (p <0.001). The area under the curve (AUC) of CA15-3 for discriminating patients with primary breast cancer and healthy control subjects was 0.720 (95% CI: 0.589 to 0.828). Furthermore, the present study showed that higher preoperative CA15-3 level was significantly associated with a larger tumor size and lymph node metastasis. This means that elevated CA15-3 is correlated with an increased tumor burden, suggesting its predictive value.
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spelling doaj-art-d757a4ca66c94e4689d6cf1e01805e952025-01-19T11:07:15Zengmiddle technical universityJournal of Techniques1818-653X2708-83832022-06-014210.51173/jt.v4i2.480Evaluation of Preoperative CA15-3 Level and its Relationship with Clinico-Pathological Characteristics in Primary Breast Cancer PatientsBraihan Hamdi Hameed0Izzat Abdulsatar Al-Rayahi1Salwa S. Muhsin2College of Health and Medical Techniques - Baghdad, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq.College of Health and Medical Techniques - Baghdad, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, IraqInstitute of Medical Technology / Baghdad, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq Cancer antigen15-3 (CA15-3) is utilized as a tumor marker in breast cancer. In the metastatic situation, it has been regarded as having a predictive role. However, the usefulness of serum CA15-3 in preoperative breast cancer remains argumentative. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the association of preoperative serum CA15-3 level with the clinico-pathological characteristics in Iraqi women patients with breast tumor and their efficiency for the prediction of primary breast cancer. Preoperative CA15-3 levels were assessed by ELISA technique in 60 Iraqi women with breast tumor (30 with primary breast cancer and 30 with benign breast tumor) before surgery and treatment, as well as 30 healthy controls. In addition, the clinico-pathological characteristics information of all the patients was reported. CA15-3 level showed a significant difference between its level in the sera of primary breast cancer women in comparison to the benign breast tumor women (p <0.001) and healthy control women one (p <0.001). The area under the curve (AUC) of CA15-3 for discriminating patients with primary breast cancer and healthy control subjects was 0.720 (95% CI: 0.589 to 0.828). Furthermore, the present study showed that higher preoperative CA15-3 level was significantly associated with a larger tumor size and lymph node metastasis. This means that elevated CA15-3 is correlated with an increased tumor burden, suggesting its predictive value. https://journal.mtu.edu.iq/index.php/MTU/article/view/480Breast CancerCA15-3Tumor MarkerPredictive Factor
spellingShingle Braihan Hamdi Hameed
Izzat Abdulsatar Al-Rayahi
Salwa S. Muhsin
Evaluation of Preoperative CA15-3 Level and its Relationship with Clinico-Pathological Characteristics in Primary Breast Cancer Patients
Journal of Techniques
Breast Cancer
CA15-3
Tumor Marker
Predictive Factor
title Evaluation of Preoperative CA15-3 Level and its Relationship with Clinico-Pathological Characteristics in Primary Breast Cancer Patients
title_full Evaluation of Preoperative CA15-3 Level and its Relationship with Clinico-Pathological Characteristics in Primary Breast Cancer Patients
title_fullStr Evaluation of Preoperative CA15-3 Level and its Relationship with Clinico-Pathological Characteristics in Primary Breast Cancer Patients
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Preoperative CA15-3 Level and its Relationship with Clinico-Pathological Characteristics in Primary Breast Cancer Patients
title_short Evaluation of Preoperative CA15-3 Level and its Relationship with Clinico-Pathological Characteristics in Primary Breast Cancer Patients
title_sort evaluation of preoperative ca15 3 level and its relationship with clinico pathological characteristics in primary breast cancer patients
topic Breast Cancer
CA15-3
Tumor Marker
Predictive Factor
url https://journal.mtu.edu.iq/index.php/MTU/article/view/480
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