Research Papers:
Cancer antigen 15-3, platelet distribution width, and fibrinogen in combination to distinguish breast cancer from benign breast disease in non-conclusive mammography patients
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Abstract
Shuang Fu1,*, Zhi-Yuan Yun1,*, Ming-Ming Cui1, Hongxue Meng2, Cheng Qian3, Tiemin Liu1,4, Zhi-Ping Liu5, Rui-Tao Wang1 and Kai-Jiang Yu6
1Department of Internal Medicine, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
2Department of Pathology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150081, China
3Department of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 150081, China
4Division of Hypothalamic Research, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
5Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
6Department of Intensive Care Unit, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
*These authors have contributed equally to this work
Correspondence to:
Rui-Tao Wang, email: [email protected]
Kai-Jiang Yu, email: [email protected]
Keywords: breast cancer, carcinoembryonic antigen, cancer antigen 15-3, platelet distribution width, fibrinogen
Received: December 20, 2016 Accepted: June 02, 2017 Published: June 29, 2017
ABSTRACT
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death among females. However, mammographic diagnosis is sometimes non-conclusive with a Breast imaging Reporting and Data System (Bi-RaDS) result of 0. Cancer antigen 15-3 (CA15-3) is the most widely used serum tumor marker for breast cancer screening. Platelet distribution width (PDW) is an early indicator of platelet activation. Fibrinogen contributed to angiogenesis and distant metastasis. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of CA15-3, PDW, and fibrinogen individually or in combination, to distinguish breast cancer from benign breast disease. 200 consecutive patients with breast cancer and 187 patients with benign breast disease were included in this retrospective study. Patients’ characteristics and hematologic tests data at initial diagnosis were collected. The benefit of adding PDW and fibrinogen to a model with only CA15-3 was evaluated as an increased in the area under the curve (AUC) obtained by receiver operating curve (ROC). CA15-3, PDW and fibrinogen are higher in breast cancer patients than in patients with benign breast disease. Single biomarkers had AUC values ranging from 0.687 for fibrinogen to 0.810 for CA15-3. In addition, the combination of PDW, CA15-3, and fibrinogen increased the AUC to 0.900 (0.866-0.928) (p<0.0001), significantly higher than those of any single marker. In conclusion, the combined use of CA15-3, PDW and fibrinogen may be clinically useful in discriminating between breast cancer and benign breast disease in non-conclusive mammography patients.
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